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DoD Will Be $35 Billion Short Of O&M Requirements If Sequestration, CR Continue, Hale Says

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

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The Defense Department will be $35 billion short of its operation and maintenance (O&M) requirements if current funding levels continue due to sequestration and a continuing resolution (CR), according to its comptroller. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Robert Hale said yesterday DoD is about 40 percent short of its O&M needs. “It’s not surprising we’re headed for a readiness crisis,” Hale said as part of Aviation Week’s Defense Technology Affordability and Readiness conference in Arlington, Va. An existing CR that…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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