DoD: Pentagon Planning For Sequestration -- Defense News
The Pentagon has begun planning for billions of dollars in spending cuts slated to take effect Jan. 2, according to a senior official.
For months, U.S. Defense Department officials have insisted they were not planning for these cuts known as sequestration. However, senior officials have said they would be ready should Congress not pass legislation to avert the cuts, which were agreed upon through the Budget Control Act last year.
With less than two months remaining before the implementation date, planning has begun.
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