Pentagon’s FY2013 Budget -- News Roundup (Updated)

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The Defense News staff has complete coverage of the U.S. Defense Department’s FY2013 budget request, scheduled to be made public Feb. 13.

The U.S. Defense Department on Feb. 13 will ask Congress to approve a fiscal 2013 budget request that includes $47.6 billion to buy new fighters jets, tankers, helicopters and cargo planes, according to the document obtained by Defense News.

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Pentagon’s FY2013 Budget -- News Roundup (February 14, 2012)

DoD’s 2013 Budget Preview (Updated with Docs) -- Defense Tech
White House Proposes Cap on Wartime Spending -- Wall Street Journal
White House Proposes War Funding Cap Over Next Decade -- Defense News
Pentagon’s $525 Billion Budget Takes Most From Lockheed F-35 -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Heaviest 2013 defense budget cuts would fall on troops -- McClatchy News
DoD Budget Details Reduced Growth -- Military.com
2013 DoD Modernization Budget Falls 7% Below Prior Projections -- Defense News
DoD: Budget cuts will not hurt current troops -- Air Force Times
Obama proposes defense cut after decade of growth -- Reuters
Replacement of war-worn equipment cut in budget -- Washington Times
Panetta defends slimmed-down budget plan, says Congress must show it’s serious about cuts -- Washington Post/AP
U.S. Cuts Cash for Its Own Afghan Exit Strategy -- Danger Room
Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily to Meet Reductions in Budget Plan -- Bloomberg
Military Wants $3 Billion for a War It Isn’t Fighting -- Danger Room
Obama trims missile defense request -- Reuters
DoD to Submit Fiscal 2013 Budget this Week, Boost Military Modernization -- Daily Tech
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) price blow-out in FY2013 DOD budget -- Eric Palmer Blog
Two-year DOD spending for electronics and communications set to drop by nearly one-fourth -- Military & Aerospace News
White House budget would cut military space research -- Space Flight

U.S. admits changes may inflate price of some arms -- Reuters
Industry weighs U.S. defense cuts' impact -- UPI
U.S. defense shares shrug off Pentagon cuts -- Reuters
Military Budget Cuts Hit These Contractors -- Benzinga

Veterans Groups Pleased with President's Budget But Note Deficiencies -- Market Watch
VA Budget Request Tops $140 Billion for Veterans Programs -- Market Watch
As DOD budget shrinks, VA sees a 10 percent increase -- Stars and Stripes

US defense budget avoids deep cuts -- AFP
Obama's proposed budget trims little from Pentagon spending -- Chris McGreal, The Guardian
Procurement Delays Add Up to Big Savings -- National Defense
What Happened to a Leaner, Meaner Military? -- Fred Kaplan
Pentagon budget: Does it pit active-duty forces against retirees? -- Anna Mulrine, Christian Science Monitor
GOP Slams 2013 DoD Budget, Says It's Disconnected From Strategy -- Aol Defense
The Fiscal Year 2013 Defense Budget: A Report Card -- Center For American Progress
How DoD Gets Money: A Primer on the US Federal Budget Process -- Defense Industry Daily
The Pentagon’s Sequester Gamble -- Benjamin H. Friedman, Cato@Liberty
The Pentagon’s New Budget -- Christopher Preble, Cato@Liberty

Pentagon’s FY2013 Budget -- News Roundup (February 13, 2012)

Pentagon to Request $179 Billion in Modernization for FY2013 -- Defense News
Pentagon Budget Plans $178.8 Billion for Procurement and R&D in FY 2013 -- International Business Times
Obama proposes defense cut after decade of growth -- Reuters
Federal budget 2013: Defense Department would get 1 percent less -- Washington Post
Pentagon budget cuts weapons, troops in 2013 -- Washington Times
Pentagon FY2013 budget planes, ships and satellites -- Business Recorder
Budget Proposal Requests Smaller, More Modern, Agile Force -- US Department of Defense
President requests 'more disciplined' $613 billion Defense budget -- Government Executive
President calls for cuts to defense spending in budget request for 2013 -- The Hill
Proposed AF budget calls for construction cuts -- Air Force Times
Pentagon Budget Calls for Two Fewer of Lockheed’s F-35 Fighters -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Pentagon Takes $1.6 Billion From Lockheed F-35 in Biggest Cut -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Spending on aircraft to dip 12 percent in 2013 -- Air Force Times
Troop cuts, 1.7% pay raise highlight DoD budget -- Air Force Times
Pentagon expected to increase spending on cybersecurity -- Washington Times
Proposed budget would cut modernization funds -- Marine Times
Defense budget calls for two rounds of base closings -- USA Today
Pentagon May Oust Troops Involuntarily Under Budget Cuts -- Bloomberg
Pentagon Wants to Raise Some Retirees’ Health Fees -- New York Times
U.S. Defense Budget Cuts Already Leading To Questionable Acquisition Decisions -- Defpro
DOD budget leaves tough pay, benefit decisions for future years -- Stars and Stripes
2013 Defense Budget Rollout: Just the Opening Salvo -- National Defense