US Sec. of Defense Panetta Warns On Defense Cuts

SECRETARY HONORS - Senior leaders render honors to Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta during the farewell tribute for Marine Corps Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at the Marine Corps Barracks, Washington, D.C., Aug. 3, 2011. DOD photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacob N. Bailey

U.S. Debt Deal Could Jeopardize Weapon Buys -- Defense News

Defense spending cuts signed into law this week as part of a debt ceiling agreement will make it even more difficult for the Pentagon to buy new weapons and modernize over the next decade, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote in a letter to U.S. Defense Department employees.

"Going forward, we must ensure that the military gets the effective and affordable weapons it needs by redoubling our efforts to enforce procurement discipline," Panetta wrote in the Aug. 2 missive. "We also must continue to tackle wasteful and duplicative spending, and overhead staffing."

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More News On The Impact Of The U.S. Debt Deal On The Pentagon`s Budget

Panetta Says ‘Trigger’ Spending Cuts May Do ‘Real Damage’ to U.S. Military -- Bloomberg
Panetta Issues Warning on Pentagon Cuts -- New York Times
US defense chief warns of 'hasty' budget cuts -- AFP
US defense cuts won't be done in 'hasty' way-Panetta -- Reuters
Panetta calls deep budget cuts 'completely unacceptable' -- Stars and Stripes
Panetta: We Can Take the Cuts, But Not the Trigger -- Time
Leon Panetta: Pentagon spending will be cut carefully -- Politico
Panetta Tries to Assuage Pentagon Budget-Cutting Concerns -- National Journal
Debt deal could cut defense $900B over next decade -- USA Today
Lawmakers, defense sector have diverging views on debt law’s effect -- The Hill
How Much Does the Debt Deal Really Cut Military Spending? -- Joshua Green, The Atlantic
Warning on defense budget cuts -- Michael O'Hanlon, The Washington Times
Q&A: The Department of Defense and the debt deal -- Stars and Stripes