NATO Chief Calls for Defence Cuts Halt
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DefenceTalkThe NATO Secretary General has put out his clearest statement yet that he wants defence cuts to stop before they put populations at risk. Anders Fogh Rasmussen’s words at the Defence Ministers Meeting in Belgium come as David Cameron revealed some of Britain’s aid budget could be used for defence. The Secretary General said: “If […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nato-chief-calls-for-defence-cuts-halt-46903/
If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April
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DefenceTalkIf sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today. Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an alternative. DOD Comptroller Robert F. Hale told reporters at a Pentagon […]https://www.defencetalk.com/if-sequestration-triggers-furloughs-begin-in-late-april-46894/
Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs
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DefenceTalkDefense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration. In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add $470 billion to the $487 billion in defense spending […]https://www.defencetalk.com/panetta-notifies-congress-dod-preparing-for-furloughs-46892/
Pentagon Revamps Approach to Industrial Base
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DefenceTalkThe Defense Department has revamped its approach to communicating and interacting with the defense industrial base after applying lessons learned from previous economic downturns, a senior defense official said here today. Brett B. Lambert, deputy assistant secretary of defense for manufacturing and industrial base, spoke during an Atlantic Council panel session. Lambert said he was […]https://www.defencetalk.com/pentagon-revamps-approach-to-industrial-base-46890/
Sequestration could mean training reduction for 80 percent of ground forces
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DefenceTalkOn Capitol Hill Feb. 13, the Army’s chief of staff told lawmakers in very clear terms what budget reductions under sequestration would do to Soldiers and Army readiness. “It has grave consequences and immediate readiness impact on our forces,” Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Raymond T. Odierno told members of the House Armed […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sequestration-could-mean-training-reduction-for-80-percent-of-ground-forces-46812/
Service Chiefs Detail Sequestration Consequences
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DefenceTalkTop officers from all of the military services today predicted dire consequences if looming automatic, across-the-board spending cuts are allowed to take effect, and they urged the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee to do all in their power to stop the process. If unchanged, the process known as sequestration will add $470 billion […]https://www.defencetalk.com/service-chiefs-detail-sequestration-consequences-46778/
Welsh: Sequestration will ‘undermine’ readiness
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DefenceTalkUnprecedented budget factors have placed the nation’s defense strategy in jeopardy, senior Department of Defense leaders told the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 12. During his opening remarks, the chief of staff of the Air Force stressed the severity of the current fiscal situation. “Sequestration threatens to carve crucial capability from America’s Air Force, with […]https://www.defencetalk.com/welsh-sequestration-will-undermine-readiness-46789/
Fleet Forces Outlines Fiscal Impact On Readiness For Commanders
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DefenceTalkCommander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command sent a personal for message to commanders and commanding officers Feb. 8 about how he plans to maintain fleet readiness through fiscal uncertainty. Adm. Bill Gortney sent the message to discuss some of the impacts on the fleet following Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta’s approval to delay the scheduled deployment […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fleet-forces-outlines-fiscal-impact-on-readiness-for-commanders-46755/
The $360 Billion Gorilla In The Sequestration Debate
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DefenceTalkThe debate surrounding Pentagon sequestration—the planned reductions to Pentagon spending scheduled to go into effect in March—is raging. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has said the spending reductions would lead to the U.S. becoming “a second rate power.” Chairman of the House Armed Service Committee, Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), said, “It’s going to start costing lives.” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/the-360-billion-gorilla-in-the-sequestration-debate-46750/
Canada urged to become major arms producer
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DefenceTalkAn expert panel on Tuesday urged Canada to leverage hundreds of billions of dollars in planned defense spending to build up its defense sector, in order to bolster its economy. In a report, the panel led by Tom Jenkins, a special advisor to Public Works Minister Rona Ambrose, calls for “using military procurement as an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/canada-urged-to-become-major-arms-producer-46764/