If sequestration cannot be avoided, a leading defense analyst said that the Pentagon would need to furlough basically all of its civilian employees to meet the level of cuts mandated by the end of fiscal 2013. (Defense Department)
Analyst: Under Sequestration, Furloughs For ‘Virtually All’ DoD Civilians -- Defense News
The Pentagon would need to furlough “virtually all” of its nearly 800,000 civilian employees for one month between March and September if mandatory federal spending cuts go into effect in March, according to a prominent defense budget analyst.
The analysis by Todd Harrison, a defense spending expert with the nonpartisan Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, is the latest chapter in the ongoing fiscal spending saga that has stymied Washington for more than a year.
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France affirms nuclear arms despite military cuts -- AP
Russia’s defense steps up in aerospace missiles -- Russia & India Report
Japan to revise defense policy by end 2013: paper -- Reuters
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India test-fires manoeuvrable version of BrahMos -- The Hindu
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