A Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments analyst predicts that defense budget may drop as much as $415 billion if sequestration remains in place over the next decade, Aviation Week reported Friday.
MoreTwo lead defense acquisition officials told lawmakers Wednesday they believe the government’s short-term budgeting could heighten the effects of ongoing across-the-board spending cuts on military programs, Federal News Radio reported Friday. Jared Serbu
MoreThe U.S. Armyâs top uniformed officer has said that only two of the service’s combat brigade teams have been fully trained due to sequestration-related cuts, The Hill newspaper reported Monday. Jeremy Herb
MoreA survey by the Association of Government Accountants has found that spending cuts, outdated financial systems and workforce reductions are among the top concerns of government financial executives, Information Week reported Wednesday. Elena
MoreDoctors have raised concerns that medical research efforts may slow because of a budget crisis facing the federal government, Nextgov reported Friday. Emma Green writes sequestration has slashed close to $1.55 billion
MoreU.S. federal courthouses will operate despite the government shutdown that went into effect Tuesday but hearings and decisions on non-critical civil matters could be postponed, Reuters reported Monday. Joseph Ax writes the
MoreU.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Eric Fiel, U.S. Special Operations Command, said at a conference this week, that arms makers today should expedite new weapons development, Reuters reported Thursday. “We put a
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Robert Hale, Defense Department comptroller, remains hopeful that Congress will reach a deal to reduce the federal deficit and avert sequestration, he told Defense One in an interview published Monday. Stephanie Gaskell writes
MoreThe FBI will enact 10 furlough days under the sequester next fiscal year and operate with only a skeleton crew on those days, The New York Times reported Thursday. Michael Schmidt writes
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