Rapid Fire 2011-12-01: Sequester Not Built in FY13 DoD Budget
Dec 01, 2011 09:45 ESTRelated Stories: Alliances, Americas - USA, Budgets, Daily Rapid Fire, Europe - Other, Russia, Soldier's Gear
- Mike McCord, principal US under secretary of defense (Comptroller), and Vice Admiral Mark Skinner, Principal Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, both told reporters that the FY13 budget that DoD, the services and OMD are working on will not incorporate the sequester supposed to kick in by 2013. the President’s Budget is to be presented by the 1st Monday of February but the Pentagon might run a preview by Congress next month. Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) is also being worked on to cover the FY13-17 span. It looks like weapons acquisitions won’t bear the brunt of whichever level of cut is actually going to be enacted. Meanwhile House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) is trying to work out a deal to scale back sequestration, reports Politico.
- US Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy will meet next week with General Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the People’s Liberation Army General Staff on Dec. 7 for the 12th annual defense between the US and China.
- USMC General Joseph Dunford is bullish on the F-35B making it out of probation.
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- US Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) wrote in an op ed on the future of naval aviation: “our national security and vital interests around the world affirm the statutory requirement for 11 operational aircraft carriers and the need for a Navy of more than 300 ships.”
- The US Navy is looking for small IT firms ($25M in revenue or less) to participate in a panel on Jan. 24 in San Diego, CA.Topic: how do small businesses play in today’s changing budget environment?
- The Association of the United States Army is making the case [PDF] for a sustained U.S. Army Europe (USAEUR).
- Russia is considering developing domestic advanced soldier gear in the next few years.
- Foreign Policy claims India’s military buildup is the most overlooked trend of 2011. Well it’s not overlooked here at DID.
