What George Flynn will tell you about cuts at NDU - GORDON LUBOLD, FP Situation Report

When George Flynn talks about proposed cuts at NDU, he repeatedly refers to the "new fiscal environment." The Pentagon's Joint Staff is preparing a final proposal in the next few weeks to cut as much as 12 percent from the budget of National Defense University in Washington. Those cuts would narrow some of NDU's research and re-emphasize the link between research and education. Lt. Gen. George Flynn, the J-7 on the Joint Staff assembling the proposal, says it would also keep NDU's budget sustainable at a time when departments across DoD are realizing that after seemingly unlimited growth for the last 10 years, the spending party is over. "Here's the reality, we are in a new fiscal environment, so you have to be able to justify everything you do based on the mission you're supposed to execute," Flynn told Situation Report in what we believe is the first time he's spoken out on the controversial issue. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/01/what_george_flynn_will_tell_you_about_cuts_at_ndu