Army Puts Brakes On All Non-War Related Spending, Projects Huge Cuts -- Defense News
Like the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force before it, the U.S. Army chief of staff and the secretary of the Army on Jan. 16 sent a memo to their subordinates outlining drastic cost-saving measures that significantly curtail any work not directly related to the war in Afghanistan — including the reset and refit of equipment at domestic Army depots.
While some of the steps they outline are immediate, others will come to pass if Congress continues to fund the Pentagon though continuing resolutions through the end of the year, and sequestration goes into effect.
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My Comment: As I said in this post on the US Air Force getting ready for sequestration .... what was unthinkable a year ago is happening right now.
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