Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, brief reporters at the Pentagon, June 29, 2012. DOD photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sun L. Vega
Panetta’s Anniversary Wish: Kill Sequestration -- DoD Buzz
Lifelong bureaucrat Leon Panetta took over as the 23rd Secretary of Defense on this day last year. He took to the Pentagon press room with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey to rail against sequestration and highlight progress he’s seen in Afghanistan.
Sequestration continues to dominate the defense dialogue in Washington D.C. with the potential hack of an additional $500 billion out of the defense budget. Panetta has made sure to use each of his speaking engagements to coax Congress into action and eliminate the uncertainty over whether the Republicans and Democrats can strike a deal before the deadline.
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