Defense Leaders Check Progress on Efficiencies Initiatives

By • on September 23, 2010

Defense Leaders Check Progress on Efficiencies Initiatives

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates met with top civilian and military leaders here yesterday to discuss progress on the Defense Department’s efforts to reduce overhead costs and promote efficiencies. The group included the ten combatant commanders who lead the nation’s operational military.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, address the media during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Sept. 23, 2010. DOD photo by Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley