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Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, briefs reporters at the Pentagon, March 12, 2010, on the latest acquisition reforms being initiated to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on track and affordable.

PENTAGON BRIEFING

Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, briefs reporters at the Pentagon, March 12, 2010, on the latest acquisition reforms being initiated to keep the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program on track and affordable.

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