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    Sequester delays some contract awards

    April 17, 2013

    By: Jim McElhatton

    Federal Times

    Many of the government’s biggest pending contracts are encountering significant delays.

    Among the 20 largest pending contracts, the Army is facing delays in awarding six procurements worth nearly $22 billion combined, according to new estimates from Deltek, a market research firm.

    “We’ve noticed the [...]

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    Sen. Levin: Void 2014 Sequester Cuts if ‘Grand Bargain’ Fails

    April 17, 2013

    By: John T. Bennett

    Defense News

    An influential Senate Democrat on Wednesday said Congress should pass a plan that would void pending cuts to the Pentagon’s 2014 budget if Washington fails this year to craft a “grand bargain” fiscal deal.

    The 2011 Budget Control Act mandated that Congress and President [...]

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    Sequestration cuts Keesler budget by 20 percent

    April 16, 2013

    By Mary Perez

    Sun Herald

    BILOXI — The budget at Keesler Air Force Base has been cut 20 percent by sequestration, grounding planes and reducing training, Brig. Gen. Brad Spacy said Tuesday.

    The commander of the 81st Training Wing spoke about the effects of sequestration at the Biloxi Chamber’s [...]

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    Sequester squeezing contractors

    April 15, 2013

    By: Sally McGrath

    Northern Colorado Business Report

    BOULDER — The month-old federal budget sequester is leading to hiring freezes or slowdowns, budget-planning uncertainty and stalled growth for aerospace companies in the Boulder Valley.

    “It is safe to say that there will be job losses associated with sequestration nationally and in [...]

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    Contractors spinning off divisions as Defense budget ax falls

    April 14, 2013

    By: Nick Taborek

    The Washington Post

    Pentagon budget cuts were supposed to herald a wave of consolidation in the defense industry. Instead, they’re prompting contractors to shrink by spinning off divisions.

    McLean-based Science Applications International Corp. plans to split into two companies by February, and L-3 Communications Holdings last [...]

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    FPI Analysis: Obama’s FY2014 Defense Budget & the Sequestration Standoff

    April 11, 2013

    By: Robert Zarate, Policy Director

    The Foreign Policy Initiative

    Even though the United States is still a nation at war and facing latent yet growing threats around the globe, the military’s budget is being held hostage by the White House and Capitol Hill in a protracted standoff over taxes, [...]

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    Mental health programs facing budget pressure

    April 11, 2013

    By: Lauren Cook

    Marine Corp. Times

    Military mental health research is under pressure because of budget cuts, and while current projects are being spared, efforts to develop new treatments for mental health problems may be in jeopardy, the service surgeons general told a House panel Wednesday.

    “It’s my understanding [...]

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    Harris RF planning job cuts in wake of weak military spending

    April 11, 2013

    Byl Matthew Daneman

    Democrat and Chronicle

    Pointing in large part to troubles brewing in its Rochester-based military radio business, Harris Corp. on Thursday lowered investors’ expectations for how fiscal year 2013 will shake out and said layoffs were coming.

    The Florida-based defense contractor said that for the fiscal year [...]

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    USAF Space Command Chief: Budget Cuts Force Hard Choices

    April 9, 2013

    By: Aaron Mehta

    Defense News

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Budget cuts and growing threats have forced the U.S. to a “fork in the road” when it comes to space policy, the head of Air Force Space Command said Tuesday.

    “Every military operation, no matter how small, no matter how large, [...]

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    Hagel tells military to brace for further belt-tightening

    April 3, 2013

    by: David Alexander and Phil Stewart

    Reuters

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned the military to brace for more belt-tightening on Wednesday as he conducts a review that could cut the number of generals, pare back the civilian workforce and stem the spiraling cost of new weapons.

    Hagel, in his first [...]

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