U.K. Defense Reforms Outdo Pentagon

By Robert Wall
London

The British government is augmenting its strategic defense review with an effort aimed at radically overhauling how the armed forces are managed. One goal is to avoid missteps that contributed to ballooning program costs.

The institutional reform plan, launched by Defense Secretary Liam Fox on Aug. 13, will take the U.K.’s efforts to overhaul national security spending well past the unveiling ...

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