Carter decries congressional micromanagement

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants Congress to butt out of the management of the Pentagon and stick to big-picture budget issues.

In an appearance Friday at Defense One’s technology summit on Washington, Carter accused the House and Senate Armed services committees of getting too deep in the weeds in the day-to-day running of the Department of Defense.

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