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Business/Financial

DoD Budget May Be Delayed Amid Sequestration Uncertainty

Julie Samuel

Friday, January 4th, 2013

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The Pentagon may delay the release of its next budget request--possibly until March--as it faces potential across-the-board spending cuts that were delayed but not eliminated by a deficit deal President Barack Obama signed Wednesday night. Pentagon spokesman George Little said yesterday that because it is unclear if those delayed “sequestration” cuts will be made to defense spending starting in March, the Pentagon is uncertain about how to proceed with its official budget request for the fiscal year starting in October, which…

Congress

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Army

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