{"id":250,"date":"2010-02-21T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T01:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.comw.org\/pda\/?p=250"},"modified":"2023-10-09T01:06:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T05:06:04","slug":"budget-challenges-will-force-hard-choices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/budget-challenges-will-force-hard-choices\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Serious About Reform: Budget Challenges Will Force Hard Choices"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pubPostType\"><a class=\"htmlLink\" href=\"https:\/\/comw.org\/pda\/fulltext\/Get-Serious-About-Reform-Defense-News-Conetta-Knight.pdf\" target=\"_newtab\" rel=\"noopener\">(PDF version)<\/a> <span class=\"varPubAuthor\">by <span class=\"varPubAuthor\">Carl Conetta and Charles Knight<\/span><\/span>, <span class=\"varPubSource\"><span class=\"varPubSource\"><em>Defense News<\/em><\/span>,<\/span> <span class=\"varPubDate\"><span class=\"varPubDate\">21 February 2010<\/span>.<\/span> <span class=\"varPubSum\"><span class=\"varPubSum\">For a decade, Congress and the White House have been permissive when it comes to defense spending. \u00a0This has undercut any impetus for reform and prioritization. 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