Fiscal Cliff Could Be $10 Billion Worse for Pentagon

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The Pentagon frets that sequestration may be $10 billion worse than they thought, according to Federal News Radio. AOL Government says contractors are split over whether they think sequestration will actually happen. DoD officials are hoping to have some flexibility in implementing automatic cuts, Defense News reports.

The White House, again, threatens to veto the defense authorization bill if Congress lards it up, The Hill reports. Foreign Policy has a checklist for a balanced defense budget.

Michele Flournoy, rumored to take the defense secretary job, says the military needs to be willing to fail in order to innovate, according to AOL Defense.

It’s official: The Pentagon announces that Rear Adm. Randy Mahr is headed from NAWCAD to the Joint Strike Fighter program. The Pentagon finally signs a deal to pay 4 percent less for the fifth batch of F-35s and is negotiating a sixth batch with Lockheed, according to Aviation Week.

Energy diversity could be the key to national defense, according to AOL Energy.

FCW reports that federal job satisfaction has had the sharpest decline in 10 years.