The Pentagon plans to stop quizzing military academy cadets every year about sexual assaults and harassment because the cadets have developed “survey fatigue,” reports the Times Herald-Record of New York’s Hudson Valley. The Pentagon apparently got the Senate to include a change to every other year surveys in its version of the 2007 defense authorization bill. Whether it would remain after the House-Senate conference is uncertain, especially since some Congressmen believe the issue is still way too hot to reduce emphasis.
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III outlined Dec. 4 the vital importance of U.S. defense investment keeping pace with that of China before issuing a statement warning that such competition would suffer “irreparable” damage if Congress opts for a yearlong continuing resolution, a real possibility being discussed by lawmakers after…