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With the Super Committee and appropriators looking to make cuts in many places, including some critical defense programs, too little attention is being spent on how to make the dollars the federal government spends mean more for the American people.
 
In the last Administration we made great use of authorities which provided the room to be creative and generate just a bit more for America out of the same tax dollar. The Embrey Dam Removal in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which used a combination of Congressionally directed appropriations in conjunction with resources and expertise from the active duty Army and Air Force Reserves to bring down a derelict dam on the Rapahannock River, was a great example of how creative use of existing resources can be a win-win for both the military and the civilian community.

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