By Jon Harper, National Defense Magazine: “The Pentagon could save money by jettisoning plans for future Ford-class aircraft carriers and pursuing alternatives. But doing so would require capability tradeoffs and a reconsideration of operating concepts, analysts said..”
By Aaron Mehta, Defense News: “The Pentagon has steadily been pushing milestone authority for major defense programs to the individual military services, but shifting personnel down from the Office of the Secretary of Defense will take longer.”
By Sydney Freedberg, Breaking Defense: “A score of working groups across the government, not just the Pentagon, will submit their draft recommendations this month.