U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks with troops aboard the USS Stethem at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan in Tokyo, Oct. 4, 2013. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
Pentagon Waits Out Shutdown While Sequestration Looms -- Defense One
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is traveling in Asia, far from the dysfunction of Washington where Congress has once again hijacked his ability to plan his budget. First there was sequestration, now there’s a government shutdown and, in a matter of months, another fight over sequestration and this year’s budget.
“The Pentagon … has no budget. We are still living under this dark cloud of uncertainty not knowing what's going to happen. This reflects on our missions around the world. It reflects our allies' questioning our commitments. It affects our planning as we are in the process, as you know, of preparing a 2015 budget as we are preparing for further significant cuts under the current law, Budget Control Act 2011, which means $52 billion in additional cuts,” Hagel said during a stop in Seoul, South Korea.
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