DOD Working to Halt Budget Sequestration, Little Says

DOD Working to Halt Budget Sequestration, Little Says

By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, July 10, 2012 – The Defense Department is working to avoid the possibility of budget sequestration, a maneuver which would trigger massive, across the board cuts in defense spending, something Pentagon Press Secretary George Little described today as an “absurd” situation.

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