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By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyDefense Secretary Robert Gates says he is recommending the dismantling of a major military command center and the slimming down of a "top-heavy hierarchy" of generals and admirals in a move that could wipe out 6,100 jobs in Virginia alone. Gates wants to do away with the U.S. Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Va., which employs about 2,800 military and civilian personnel as well as 3,300 contractors, the Washington Post reported. In addition, he plans a 10 percent reduction in contract employees over three years, which would exclude those in war zones. Defense officials told the Post the ...
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By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Aug. 9) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate other jobs throughout the military. The announcement was the first major step by Gates to find $100 billion in savings in the next five years. Gates says that money is needed elsewhere within the Defense Department to repair a force ravaged by years of war and to prepare troops for the next fight. Gates and other Pentagon officials would not put a dollar figure on cuts outlined Monday, ...
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