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These recommendations will be teed up to us here in the February time frame,\u201d McCarthy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/11\/06\/armys-modernization-command-taking-shape-under-freshly-picked-leaders\/\" title=\"\">Army\u2019s modernization command taking shape under freshly picked leaders<\/a>]<br><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to considering changing major elements within commands as part of the process to standing up a modernization command, McCarthy is also waiting for the results of a science and technology review expected to be complete in just a few short weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate, exclusive Nov. 3 interview, McCarthy told Defense News that his guidance to those conducting the science and tech review is to make recommendations on what to do with such an effort that doesn\u2019t necessarily fall within the modernization command\u2019s 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