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Duplicate DoD Programs Scrutinized

Julie Samuel

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

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Two congressional scrutinizers of defense spending want to know what Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is doing to reduce duplicative Pentagon programs. Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) sent Hagel a letter Monday quizzing him on how the Pentagon is responding to reports calling for action to reduce “fragmentation, overlap, and duplication” throughout the government. Findings in the Government Accountability Office’s latest report on such duplication--issued earlier this month--include, for example, that the Pentagon has a “fragmented approach to…

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