Judging from the plans salvaged by The Orlando Sentinel the 'new' Moon plans
look like a continuation of the Apollo project, *on a tight budget*. I'm
even more skeptical of the claim that the hardware can be reused for a Mars
misson.

The reuse of Shuttle hardware to built a hardware booster and a crew launch
vehicle seems sensible given the cost constraints, but the usage of a solid
first stage seems risky to me.

It all boils down to the fact that we're continuing where Apollo left off,
only now NASA will have to do it on a shoestring budget. I'm pretty sure the
Mars plans will be either shelved or a more realistic budget will need to be
drawn up, probably involving international partners.