The White House notified Congress this week that President Obama intends to exempt all military personnel accounts from the mandatory spending caps set by the 2011 Budget Control Act should full sequestration be triggered in fiscal year 2016. The exemption would then prompt larger cuts to non-exempt accounts. "Notification is hereby provided of the president's intent to exempt all military personnel accounts, including Coast Guard personnel accounts, from any discretionary cap sequestration in FY 2016, if a sequestration is necessary,"...
