
In yet another move to weaken America’s ability to defend itself and allies, Secretary of Defense Hegseth has closed the Office of Net Assessment.
From The Independent:
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has moved to shutter the Pentagon office that helped military leaders plan for possible future wars.
The timing of the restructure was questioned by defense experts. “We’re in a period that looks a lot like the Cold War, and we’re doing away with an office that for decades helped senior leaders navigate that conflict,” former Pentagon strategist Thomas G. Mahnken of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments think tank told the New York Times.
(Grassley)claimed that shutting the office would save American taxpayers over $20 million a year. The Pentagon’s annual budget is around $850 billion.
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