White House Wants Another $100 Billion in Defense Cuts
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The Pentagon delays sequestration furloughs. Security analysts warn the Pentagon to start planning for “real cuts,” Reuters reports. Defense News reports that the White House’s FY2014 budget would offset across-the-board sequestration with $100 billion in defense cuts. Hoyer meets with defense contractors to discuss sequestration’s impact on Southern Maryland.The Enterprise profiles the service workers who are losing work because of sequestration. Government Executive sees businesses giving Feds “furlough discounts.”
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A letter in The Enterprise urges St. Mary’s County to facilitate opening Pax River’s aircraft testing facilities to South American nations.
Reuters reports that the Dutch order for the Joint Strike Fighter will likely be scaled back, and the aircraft’s delays are giving Asian nations a headache. The Marines’ VMFA-121 squadron flies first “operational” STOVL sortie, Flight Global reports. BAE Systems’ JSF report thinks Pax River is in California, Time reports. Wired notices the Navy’s backup plan in case the JSF fails.
NAVAIR contracts: Airtec, Inc. of California, Maryland gets $12.5 million for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services in support of the Army’s Southern Command, and General Dynamics gets $7 million more for 19 M61A2 20mm Lightweight Gatling Gun Systems in support of fiscal year 2013 F/A-18 E/F aircraft.
AOL Defense says that the organizational concept of Transformation is back on the table at the Pentagon. Defense News picks up the “are carriers outdated” debate.
Quantico shooting leaves three dead at Marine base, CNN reports.
Defense News reports that political donations from defense contractors are still going strong, despite sequestration.
