In a report Thursday, a nonprofit government watchdog group called for more than $586 billion in cuts to national security spending over 10 years, including a decrease in weapons systems and an overhaul of the Tricare health plan, according to a report on GovernmentExecutive.com
The nonprofit Project on Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense proposes in increase in Tricare fees for ex-servicemembers that would affect primarily former military personnel between the ages of 38 and 65 and would save $60 billion over 10 years, the GovExec.com article said, citing the report.
The organization's report also supported a 15 percent reduction in spending on service contractors at Defense and other national security-related agencies, including the Homeland Security and State departments, the article said.
Read more on the report by the Project on Government Oversight and Taxpayers for Common Sense by GovExec.com.
Watchdog group calls for cuts to Defense health benefits (Stars and Stripes)
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