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Air Force

Donley Puts Congress On Notice Regarding Sequestration, Budget Planning

Tuesday, September 18th, 2012

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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Air Force Secretary Michael Donley put Congress on notice yesterday regarding sequestration and budget planning. “We need Congress to de-trigger the Budget Control Act's sequester provisions before the end of this year,” Donley said from the podium during his state of the Air Force speech at the 2012 Air Force Association's Air and Space Exposition here. The sequestration cuts are the $1.2 trillion in long-term government spending reductions--$500 billion of which would come from planned Pentagon…

Congress

SASC’s FY ‘27 NDAA Sticks With Army’s Plan For Legacy Aviation Procurement Cuts

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Congress

SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction

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Congress

House Appropriators Unveil $1.07 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Bill, Restore Funds For E-7, Army Aviation

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Congress

MOSA Implementation By Pentagon Lagging, GAO Official Says

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