Pentagon officials and many lawmakers agree that constrained spending due to sequestration cuts is harmful to military readiness and to the defense industrial base, but that spending level actually represents a less painful drawdown than the military has seen in recent history, according to the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. Presenting his new report, “Chaos and Uncertainty: The FY2014 Defense Budget and Beyond,” CSBA senior fellow for defense budget studies Todd Harrison told reporters that, based on historical data,…
CSBA: If Historical Trends Applied, Defense Budget Would Drop to $415 Billion In Drawdown
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