Without a budget deal,
more DOD cuts due
The Pentagon, whose
budget has nearly doubled in the past decade to $645.7 billion, may soon face
new sequestration-related budget cuts of nearly $50 billion per year for the
next ten years – atop an almost equal reduction program already underway. The new
reductions kick in automatically in the event that Congress and the White House
cannot strike a deficit-reduction bargain by the end of 2012.
To see what cuts are
in store, for personnel and programs, click
on today’s infographic. Then scan “What Do Others Say?” below to
see our roundup of views on defense spending. Finally, join the discussion
below: think this is appropriate belt-tightening strategy?
How do we know? Check the original sources behind the fact:
- US Department of Defense: “Fiscal Year 2013 Budget
Request”
- US Department of Homeland Security: “FY 2013 Budget
in Brief”
- US Department of the Navy, Office of Budget:
“Highlights of the Department of the Navy FY 2013 Budget”
- Congressional Research Office: “FY2013 Defense Budget
Request: Overview and Context"
- US Department of Defense: “National Defense Budget
Estimates For FY 2002”
