[CPEO-MEF] CLOSURE: "Defense Panel Recommends BRAC, Benefit Changes"

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Defense Panel Recommends BRAC, Benefit Changes

by Bryant Jordan
Military.com
September 25, 2013

A 17-member committee of retired defense leaders and corporate  
officials is calling for a new round of base closures as part of a  
plan to reduce Pentagon spending by $50 billion annually in coming  
years.

Speaking with reporters on Tuesday, members of the Defense Advisory  
Committee said the Defense Department is currently large enough to  
reshuffle missions without new construction and probably in a strong  
enough position to win political support for Base Realignment and  
Closure reviews.

In addition to a new round of BRAC, the committee also recommended  
reforming military retirement and health benefits and eliminating  
funding for unnecessary commissaries and exchanges. In its report,  
the panel suggested management reforms that would mean eliminating  
excess military and civilian personnel at headquarters and agency  
levels.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/09/25/defense-panel- 
recommends-brac-benefit-changes.html

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