Adm. William McRaven, left, during the August 2011 ceremony for his assumption of command of the U.S. Special Operations Command. Photo: U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Commander: Special Ops To Lose $1 Billion -- Washington Times
The commander of U.S. Special Operations Command said Tuesday that his unit’s budget would lose $1 billion this year as a result of the defense budget stalemate in Washington.
During an annual National Defense Industrial Association conference for special operators, Navy Adm. William McRaven noted that the Defense Department is operating on a continuing resolution, which limits spending to 2012 levels, even as automatic, across-the-board spending cuts called sequestration are set to begin March 1.
“The continuing resolution … in all honesty puts a greater constraint on us than sequester … That means we’ve lost about a billion dollars of spending capacity,” Adm. McRaven said.
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