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Tag Archives: sequester
Understanding Sequestration
The 2013 budget cuts known as “sequestration” were the first of their kind in more than two decades—and they’ll be with us for years. In fact, sequestration in some form is scheduled to continue annually through 2025, in the hopes … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, Fiscal Outlook and The Debt, Government Operations
Tagged 101, deficit reduction, explainer, federal spending, FY14, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, reducing the deficit, saving money, sequester, sequestration, SI, spending cuts, what did sequestration do?, what is sequestration?
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Infographic on DOD Sequestration
On March 1st, 2013, the president ordered across-the-board spending reductions for all federal agencies and departments, known as sequestration. As a result, the Department of Defense (DOD) needed to reduce certain spending by about $37.2 billion over the remainder of … Continue reading
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Tagged DCM, Department of Defense, DOD, sequester, sequestration
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Impacts of Fiscal Year 2013 Sequestration
On March 1st, 2013, the president ordered an across-the-board reduction in federal agency budgets. This reduction, more commonly known as sequestration, had a wide range of effects on agency operations and services to the public. The infographic below outlines some of our key findings … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, Government Operations
Tagged agencies, budget, Congress, Defense Department, Department of Defense, Department of Labor, DOL, Environmental Protection Agency, epa, federal budget, fiscal, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, Justice Department, Labor, personnel, reductions, sequester, sequestration, services, workforce
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