Vice CNO: Navy To Begin Sequestration Planning In Late November Or Early December

By Megan Eckstein / October 22, 2012 at 8:11 PM
The Navy will start planning for across-the-board sequestration cuts in late November or early December if Congress has not moved to spare the military by then, the vice chief of naval operations said today. Cramming the cuts -- which would go into effect Jan. 2 -- into less than a full fiscal year will make the impact worse, particularly for civilian and contractor employees and for procurement efforts not put in place before sequestration hits, Adm. Mark Ferguson told an...

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