Business advisors to Donald Rumsfeld have recommended that he outsource the military’s mail system as much as possible. They claim such a move would save DOD more than $200 million a year and free up personnel for more critical military jobs—like combat. Rumsfeld asked the Defense Business Board in June to study ways to improve the system, and, last week, the body turned over its preliminary report, according to Inside Defense.com.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
