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Army

Army Would Cut Procurement by $2.6 Billion Compared To FY ’16 Request If Sequestration Hits

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 18th, 2015

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If the Army has to spend at full-sequester levels in fiscal year 2016 instead of the levels it requested–about a $6 billion difference–it would protect all personnel costs and instead take about $3.2 billion out of operations and maintenance and $2.6 billion out of procurement.Lt. Gen. Karen Dyson, the Army comptroller’s military deputy for budget, said at an Association of the United States Army breakfast Wednesday that those figures were decided on after analyzing lessons learned from the service’s decisions…

Congress

House Authorizers Retain Battleship Funding, But Want Nuclear-Power Report

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Congress

HASC Rejects $150 Billion Topline Cut, Iran Cost Transparency Proposals At NDAA Markup

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HASC Wants Pentagon List Of Critical F-35 Technical Data Rights And Estimate Of Cost To Buy Them For Repairs

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Space

NRO Nominee: “We Have To Look Differently At Our Requirements”

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