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Budget

Hagel Unveils FY ’14 Sequester Contingency Plan

Julie Samuel

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

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Hagel Unveils FY ’14 Sequester Contingency Plan

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel provided on Wednesday a summary of the Pentagon’s contingency plan for next year if Congress doesn’t find a way to stop “sequestration” budget cuts, warning of sizable cuts to investment accounts. Sequestration--the decade-long $1.2 trillion cut to defense and non-defense spending that started in March--would tap $52 billion from the Pentagon’s coffers in fiscal year 2014 if lawmakers remain at odds over if and how to stop the reductions, Hagel wrote Wednesday to Senate Armed Services…

Congress

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Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

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Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]