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Army

Army, USMC Reset Efforts Hampered By Workforce Disruptions

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

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Amid a government shutdown, an Army and a Marine Corps lieutenant general testified before the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee and implored lawmakers to stop the workforce furloughs and the budget uncertainty, lest their attempts to reset the force after 13 years of war will be severely hindered. Asked how sequestration cuts had most hindered the equipment reset efforts in fiscal year 2013 and going into FY ‘14, Army Lt. Gen. Raymond Mason replied that the health of the workforce…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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Congress

No Path To Defense Reconciliation, Including GOP’s $350 Billion, Coons Says

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