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DEFENSE WATCH

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 5th, 2012

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The Latest Word On Trends And Developments In Aerospace And Defense Sequester Slicing. The Pentagon doesn’t know how so-called sequestration cuts would apply to its accounts if those $500 billion in longterm defense cuts materialize, Comptroller Robert Hale says. Lawyers from the Pentagon and White House Office of Management are examining “arcane law” that dates back to 1985 and dictates how sequestration cuts are applied, he tells the Senate Budget Committee Feb. 28. The Pentagon says in a letter to…

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