Hope Fading for Sequestration Deal in March

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Connecticut’s Rep. Joe Courtney, a member of the House armed services committee, tells AOL Defense that he has given up hope of there being a compromise to avoid sequestration. Adm. William Gortney, head of US Fleet Forces Command, tells AOL Defense that he is “terrified” of the impact sequestration will have on Navy operations. Aviation Week says defense cuts are likely, but the targets are unknown.

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Obama has issued an executive order to end the federal pay freeze in March, but Rep. Ron DeSantis has proposed a bill to extend it through the rest of 2013, according to Government Executive.

Chuck Hagel will face the Senate for his confirmation hearing Jan. 31, The Hill reports.

Another 150 workers, mostly aircraft assemblers, get pink slips at Lockheed‘s Fort Worth plant, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram.