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Gates: Comprehensive Review Focused On Strategy And Risk

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, May 19th, 2011

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Defense Secretary Robert Gates yesterday unveiled the framework for the comprehensive review that the Defense Department is launching to inform future decisions on national security spending. “The new comprehensive review will ensure that future spending decisions are focused on strategy and risks and are not simply a math and accounting exercise,” Gates said at a Pentagon briefing. “The overarching goal will be to preserve a U.S. military capable of meeting crucial national security priorities even if fiscal pressure requires…

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