U.S. Defense Dept needs to better manage its finances: GAOWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department needs to better manage its finances if it hopes to rebuild and modernize the U.S. Armed Forces, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released on Tuesday. The Pentagon needs to give its decision makers and weapons buyers more accurate budget and cost information so they can make better decisions as they modernize weapons systems, the report said.  U.S. President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion fiscal 2018 budget proposal included $603 billion in defense spending for the Department of Defense as well as nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy and other national defense priorities. The GAO report comes as U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented lawmakers in the House and Senate with a $33 billion wish list of unfunded military needs. The report said despite increased defense funding under Trump, efforts “underway to rebuild readiness for portions of their military forces” are at risk without more comprehensive planning efforts at the Pentagon.  The federal agency, which oversees government resources, also said the Defense Department could police global hot spots with less expensive and more numerous regular troops instead of U.S. special forces.  “DOD has not taken steps to examine whether additional opportunities exist to reduce the high demand on these (special) forces by sharing some of their responsibilities with conventional forces,” the report said.  U.S. President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal gave the military a modest boost to their budget, 3 percent more than what former President Barack Obama had sought in his long-term budget plan. The $574.5 billion for the Department of Defense would go to warfighting readiness and critical program requirements.  GAO said it has made approximately 3,100 recommendations to DOD since 2006. Of these about 1,037 have not been acted on, including 78 priority recommendations. The report released on Tuesday made no new recommendations. politicsNews
defense dept needs better manage finances gaowashington reuters the defense department needs better manage finances hopes rebuild modernize armed forces government accountability office said report released tuesday the pentagon needs give decision makers weapons buyers accurate budget cost information make better decisions modernize weapons systems report said president donald trump trillion fiscal budget proposal included billion defense spending department defense well nuclear weapons programs department energy national defense priorities the gao report comes defense secretary jim mantis presented lawmakers house senate billion wish list unfounded military needs the report said despite increased defense funding trump efforts underway rebuild readiness portions military forces risk without comprehensive planning efforts pentagon the federal agency oversees government resources also said defense department could police global hot spots less expensive numerous regular troops instead special forces dod taken steps examine whether additional opportunities exist reduce high demand special forces sharing responsibilities conventional forces report said president donald trump fiscal budget proposal gave military modest boost budget percent former president barack obama sought budget plan the billion department defense would go warfighting readiness critical program requirements gao said made approximately recommendations dod since of acted including priority recommendations the report released tuesday made new recommendations 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: U.S. Defense Dept needs to better manage its finances: GAOWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department needs to better manage its finances if it hopes to rebuild and modernize the U.S. Armed Forces, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released on Tuesday. The Pentagon needs to give its decision makers and weapons buyers more accurate budget and cost information so they can make better decisions as they modernize weapons systems, the report said.  U.S. President Donald Trump’s $4.1 trillion fiscal 2018 budget proposal included $603 billion in defense spending for the Department of Defense as well as nuclear weapons programs at the Department of Energy and other national defense priorities. The GAO report comes as U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis presented lawmakers in the House and Senate with a $33 billion wish list of unfunded military needs. The report said despite increased defense funding under Trump, efforts “underway to rebuild readiness for portions of their military forces” are at risk without more comprehensive planning efforts at the Pentagon.  The federal agency, which oversees government resources, also said the Defense Department could police global hot spots with less expensive and more numerous regular troops instead of U.S. special forces.  “DOD has not taken steps to examine whether additional opportunities exist to reduce the high demand on these (special) forces by sharing some of their responsibilities with conventional forces,” the report said.  U.S. President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal gave the military a modest boost to their budget, 3 percent more than what former President Barack Obama had sought in his long-term budget plan. The $574.5 billion for the Department of Defense would go to warfighting readiness and critical program requirements.  GAO said it has made approximately 3,100 recommendations to DOD since 2006. Of these about 1,037 have not been acted on, including 78 priority recommendations. The report released on Tuesday made no new recommendations. 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: defense dept needs better manage finances gaowashington reuters the defense department needs better manage finances hopes rebuild modernize armed forces government accountability office said report released tuesday the pentagon needs give decision makers weapons buyers accurate budget cost information make better decisions modernize weapons systems report said president donald trump trillion fiscal budget proposal included billion defense spending department defense well nuclear weapons programs department energy national defense priorities the gao report comes defense secretary jim mantis presented lawmakers house senate billion wish list unfounded military needs the report said despite increased defense funding trump efforts underway rebuild readiness portions military forces risk without comprehensive planning efforts pentagon the federal agency oversees government resources also said defense department could police global hot spots less expensive numerous regular troops instead special forces dod taken steps examine whether additional opportunities exist reduce high demand special forces sharing responsibilities conventional forces report said president donald trump fiscal budget proposal gave military modest boost budget percent former president barack obama sought budget plan the billion department defense would go warfighting readiness critical program requirements gao said made approximately recommendations dod since of acted including priority recommendations the report released tuesday made new recommendations politicsnews