Sequestration
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Jul 18, 2012
We must begin to deal with our debt soon, or risk jeopardizing not only national security, but health care, transportation, education, and the many industries we depend on for a strong economy.
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Apr 24, 2013
In 2012, the most recent year for which complete data is available, the U.S. approved $645.7 billion in defense budget authority (fiscal year 2013 dollars). This figure includes funding for the Pentagon base budget, Department of Energy-administered nuclear weapons activities, and the war in Afghanistan.
Apr 12, 2013
The Obama administration has requested a base budget of $526.6 billion for fiscal year 2014. This represents a mere $900 million decrease, or just under two tenths of a percentage point from the FY13 base budget approved by Congress prior to sequestration.
Jan 25, 2013
Regardless of the upcoming confirmation hearing or its outcomes, there are at least three major reasons why you should care about who will replace Leon Panetta as the head of the Department of Defense.
Jan 16, 2013
Congress simply postponed its tough decisions on federal spending until March, writes Laicie Heeley in the San Antonio Express.
Sep 20, 2012
Neither party is taking a responsible position on the issue of military spending, writes Council for a Livable World Board Member Daniel Wirls in the Mercury News.
Aug 30, 2012
Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan may be perceived as a numbers guy, but his current budget is clearly controlled by more than the numbers, writes Laicie Olson on the Truman National Security Project's Doctrine Blog.
Aug 29, 2012
“We’re not going to fall off a cliff. We’re going to run smack into that cliff,” retired Air Force Col. Dick Klass told a public meeting of about 50 people Wednesday at Georgia Tech.
Aug 13, 2012
Lawmakers must extend the deadline to phase in spending reductions and reduce the coming shock to the vulnerable U.S. economy, writes Center Chairman Lt. Gen. Robert Gard (USA, ret.) in an op-ed first published by OtherWords.org.
Aug 7, 2012
The Budget Control Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama on August 2, 2011 after being supported by a majority of Republican Members of Congress and many Democrats.
Jul 19, 2012
Senior Policy Analyst Laicie Olson was quoted by Kevin Baron in the Saturday, July 21, 2012 edition of National Journal.
Feb 22, 2012
Lt. General Gard and Laicie Olson's op-ed "Pentagon Should Be Preparing for Sequestration Ax" was originally published in Roll Call on February 29, 2012.
