Defense Department Scrambling To Cope With Looming Funding Cuts

摘要

The U.S. Defense Department is racing to deal with the anticipated fallout from the latest round of Washington budget bickering - over tax increases and spending cuts needed to trim the federal deficit by more than a $1 trillion - without hurting military readiness. The Pentagon warned Congress and the White House all through January and February about the risks to operational readiness, training, and the maintenance of ships, vehicles and aircraft posed by $500 million in spending cuts slated to kick in 1 March.