National security on a shoestring? Levin, Cartwright, Langstaff probe possibility

Senator Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. James E. Cartwright, retired vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and David H. Langstaff, president and chief executive officer of TASC Inc., will discuss tough national security budget decisions June 12 at 10 a.m. at the National Press Club.

This Newsmaker panel of government and private-sector defense industry experts will discuss evolving and unpredictable security threats, how the defense industry can build more capable, agile systems faster and for less, and how the nation can balance budget realities while ensuring national security.