Cutting Pentagon's acquisition chief post may raise costs: CarterWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal by a U.S. Senate committee to cancel the Defense Department position of acquisition chief could lead to an increase in costs, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act aims to cancel the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics because it slows innovation.  The committee is proposing to divide the responsibilities between a new office in the Pentagon that deals with research and another which would address business management. If the acquisition chief position, currently held by Frank Kendall, was cut, it would separate research and engineering from manufacturing and could derail progress made on lowering growth in contract costs over the last three decades, Carter said at the Sea-Air-Space conference. “Separating these functions makes no sense, as procurement and sustainment costs are controlled by decisions made during development,” Carter said. The proposal still has to take a number of steps before it becomes law. The Senate version of the defense bill must be reconciled with the House’s version before being voted on in both chambers. If passed, that version would be sent to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature, or veto.     On Monday, the White House said it would veto the House’s version of the bill because it would shift $18 billion of wartime Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO, funds to avoid automatic budget cuts to military programs.  politicsNews
cutting pentagon acquisition chief post may raise costs carterwashington reuters a proposal senate committee cancel defense department position acquisition chief could lead increase costs defense secretary ash carter said tuesday the senate armed services committee version national defense authorization act aims cancel position secretary defense acquisition technology logistics slows innovation the committee proposing divide responsibilities new office pentagon deals research another would address business management if acquisition chief position currently held frank randall cut would separate research engineering manufacturing could derail progress made lowering growth contract costs last three decades carter said conference separating functions makes sense procurement sustainment costs controlled decisions made development carter said the proposal still take number steps becomes law the senate version defense bill must reconciled house version voted chambers if passed version would sent white house president barack obama signature veto on monday white house said would veto house version bill would shift billion wartime overseas contingency operations co funds avoid automatic budget cuts military programs politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Cutting Pentagon's acquisition chief post may raise costs: CarterWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A proposal by a U.S. Senate committee to cancel the Defense Department position of acquisition chief could lead to an increase in costs, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act aims to cancel the position of under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics because it slows innovation.  The committee is proposing to divide the responsibilities between a new office in the Pentagon that deals with research and another which would address business management. If the acquisition chief position, currently held by Frank Kendall, was cut, it would separate research and engineering from manufacturing and could derail progress made on lowering growth in contract costs over the last three decades, Carter said at the Sea-Air-Space conference. “Separating these functions makes no sense, as procurement and sustainment costs are controlled by decisions made during development,” Carter said. The proposal still has to take a number of steps before it becomes law. The Senate version of the defense bill must be reconciled with the House’s version before being voted on in both chambers. If passed, that version would be sent to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature, or veto.     On Monday, the White House said it would veto the House’s version of the bill because it would shift $18 billion of wartime Overseas Contingency Operations, or OCO, funds to avoid automatic budget cuts to military programs.  politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: cutting pentagon acquisition chief post may raise costs carterwashington reuters a proposal senate committee cancel defense department position acquisition chief could lead increase costs defense secretary ash carter said tuesday the senate armed services committee version national defense authorization act aims cancel position secretary defense acquisition technology logistics slows innovation the committee proposing divide responsibilities new office pentagon deals research another would address business management if acquisition chief position currently held frank randall cut would separate research engineering manufacturing could derail progress made lowering growth contract costs last three decades carter said conference separating functions makes sense procurement sustainment costs controlled decisions made development carter said the proposal still take number steps becomes law the senate version defense bill must reconciled house version voted chambers if passed version would sent white house president barack obama signature veto on monday white house said would veto house version bill would shift billion wartime overseas contingency operations co funds avoid automatic budget cuts military programs politicsnews