Top 3 for 2013 – Dov Zakheim on military retirement reform

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Top 3 for 2013 – Dov Zakheim on military retirement reform

Dov Zakheim, former undersecretary of defense (comptroller), says deficit-reduction negotiations are setting up a discussion about military retirement that could...

Federal News Network Staff

December 31, 2012 2:36 pm

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Deficit-cutting negotiations on Capitol Hill may have a big impact on the future of military retirement packages.

Dov Zakheim, former undersecretary of defense (comptroller), says those Hill negotiations are setting up a discussion about retirement that could affect recruiting and retention.

Dov Zakheim’s Top 3 for 2013

Major push for military retirement reform
Change in the orientation of the Army — the issue is whether it will back too far away from counterinsurgency (as it did in Vietnam)
Major effort to reform defense acquisition
* All three trends driven by additional budget cuts, even if there is no sequester.