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Esper’s Lame Attempt To Save Money Off The Backs Of Troops And Families
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Esper’s Lame Attempt To Save Money Off The Backs Of Troops And Families

Lawrence Korb writes about Secretary of Defense Mark Esper's efforts to handle the defense budget.

To deal with what he believes will be either a flat or declining defense budget, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper this year initiated a cost-cutting review of what he calls the Department of Defense’s “fourth estate.”

These consist of the defense-wide agencies and activities that are not part of one of the three military departments.  They include the Defense Health Agency (DHA), the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), and the Special Operations Command (SOCOM).

The above excerpt was originally published in The American Conservative. Click here to view the full article.

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Authors

Lawrence J. Korb

Former Senior Fellow