The Defense Department is close to completing its 2015 budget proposal, Defense News reported Thursday.Marcus Weisgerber writes Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has met with military and civilian officials to finalize the budget plan and senior defense officials deliberated on the upcoming Quadrennial Defense Review.
Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby told a press briefing that Secretary of State John Kerry also shared his views on the global defense picture at the meeting, according to the report.
The event marks the fifth time since 2013 that Hagel discussed issues with his undersecretaries and officials from other agencies and services, Defense News reports.
