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    Congressional Research Service Misses the Point on Defense Budget

    February 9, 2012 at 9:30 am

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    A soldier of the 2nd cavalry regiment participates in a virtual combat training on the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer (RVTT) at Rose Barracks in Vilseck-Grafenwoehr January 25, 2012.

    The recently released Congressional Research Service (CRS) report “A Historical Perspective on ‘Hollow Forces’” misses two important points in its analysis of the defense budget, impacts of the Budget Control Act (BCA) of 2011, and the usage of the term “hollow force.” First, the report does not even attempt to … More

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