Countdown: $100B in Pentagon savings, Petraeus confirmed

The most important Federal news stories of the week as selected by Larry Allen of the Coalition for Government Procurement, and Federal News Radio\'s Tom Temin.

Today on the Independence Day Weekend Getaway Edition of The Federal News Countdown:
Larry Allen, President, Coalition for Government Procurement
Tom Temin, co-host of The Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris

And here are the stories they’re counting down:

NUMBER THREE
Allen: OFPP tries new approach to reign in MACs
Temin: US accepts international assistance for Gulf spill

NUMBER TWO
Allen and Temin: Pentagon looks for 100 billion in cost savings

NUMBER ONE
Allen: Hoyer: Votes on wartime supplemental by Friday
Temin: Senate confirms Gen. Petraeus as new Afghan war commander

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