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Modernization Efforts Critical, No Room For Sequestration Delays, Haney Says

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

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Sequestration would have a “dangerous” effect on the U.S. Strategic Command and its ability to defend the country, STRATCOM Commander Adm. Cecil Haney and members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) agreed in the fiscal year 2015 posture hearing for STRATCOM and U.S. Cyber Command on Feb. 27. SASC Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) rattled off a list of major modernization efforts affecting STRATCOM, most of which have already experienced some delay. The Ohio-class replacement ballistic missile submarine has faced…

Congress

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Congress

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Army

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