Military

House GOP Splits On Defense Sequestration

By COLIN CLARK & SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR.

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CAPITOL HILL: Tensions within the GOP over the mandatory budget caps set by the Budget Control Act burst into the open recently. The chairman of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee repeatedly warned colleagues and the leaders of the Air Force this morning that they had no choice and must live within the Budget Control Act’s spending limits. Then,… Keep reading →

Post a comment  /   /  Published March 10, 2015 at 5:28 PM

Army Budget Boss: Threats, Uncertainty Reign

By Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.

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  ARLINGTON: No one knows what the 2016 budget is really going to be. In fact, no one can even plan properly for what it might be, the highest-ranking budgeteer in Army uniformmade clear this morning. The uncertainty is coming at the Pentagon from two sides at the same time. On the demand side, there’s… Keep reading →

Post a comment  /   /  Published February 19, 2015 at 4:00 PM
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