Gates orders cuts in Pentagon bureaucracy
Posted in News, Tech on August 10th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off
Facing growing pressure to cut military spending, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Monday ordered the closing of a major Pentagon headquarters, restrictions on the use of contractors and reductions in the number of generals and admirals.
The belt-tightening moves were aimed at eliminating duplication and reducing overhead, Gates said at a Pentagon news conference.
South Korean prime minister offers resignation
Posted in News, Politics, Science on July 29th, 2010 by admin – Comments OffSouth Korea’s prime minister offered to resign Thursday after parliament shot down his efforts to scrap a plan that would relocate several government ministries outside of the capital.
Chung Un-chan, an academic appointed in September, has led the charge to abandon the project, thought up by the previous liberal administration.
President Lee Myung-bak has said the plan to move more than half of the 15 government ministries from Seoul and a nearby city would waste taxpayer money and create inefficiencies.
