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Ashton Carter summarized the Defense Department’s strategy of moving the military’s focus from Iraq and Afghanistan toward the Asia-Pacific region. Among other remarks he said the U.S. is pu…

Jeffrey Zients and Ashton Carter testified on the effects of automatic budget cuts on Defense Department and other government programs. The cuts, also known as sequestration, were part of th…

Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter talked about the U.S. defense budget priorities and the impact of possible January 2013 automatic budget cuts, also known as sequestration, as voted on…

Defense officials spoke to reporters at the Pentagon about U.S. military strategy in the 21st century. The new military strategy included $487 billion in cuts over the next decade.