FedTalks 2013

Sequestration countdown: 101 days

With the threat of sequestration hanging over the federal government, each day FedScoop compiles all the news surrounding this important issue until a budget deal is reached or the deadline to stop sequestration passes.

Days left

101

The lead

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said sequestration would be chaotic and wasteful at the Air Force Association conference in National Harbor, Md.

Quotable

“Everyone is nervous and worried. There’s a hopelessness with regard to the federal government and Congress generally.”

- Caren Turner, CEO of Turner Government & Public Affairs

Elsewhere

Reuters: The defense industryfeels powerless.

What sequestration means for defense.

Sequestration would be catastrophic for Boeing.

The folks in Texas fear sequestration, too.

For a primer on all things sequestration, check out FedScoop’s Sequestration Guide.

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    Contact David at david.stegon@fedscoop.com.

    • come on now

      why don’t you guys stick to covering what you’re good at (gov IT) or at least cite someone knowledgeable on the sequestration strategy. It’s all a temporary political tactic to defeat Grover Norquist at his own game. All the paranoia about the “devastating effects” are assuming this is a permanent policy that wouldn’t be fixed almost immediately after it happens. Just ask Patty Murray. #OffTheCliff. What would be even more devastating would be to extend the bush tax cuts.

      Also remember the devastating effects predicted by John McCain to defense during the repeal DADT debate. What ever happened to those?

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