The proposal could be the template for significant reform plans this year in how the military plans and buys new weapons systems.
Objections over Republican plans to boost defense spending by $150 billion focused largely on the defense secretary's leadership.
Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, commanding general of the 1st Armored Division, said it would be a “long and difficult recovery operation.”
Republican leaders are concerned about rumored plans to scale back American military involvement in Europe and Japan.
