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JFCOM Falls Under Gates Efficiency Knife

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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the planned dismantling of a major military command and a significant reduction the department's use of outside contractors in his ongoing initiative to cut the bloated bureaucracy down to a manageable size. Joint Forces Command, with nearly 6,000 direct and indirect employees and annual salaries of more than $200 million, was the single largest cut unveiled by Gates during a Pentagon press conference yesterday. It is located in Norfolk, Va. JFCOM is…

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