Pentagon Spending Shouldn’t Slow as Cuts Loom, Official Says
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The Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian directed military departments and acquisition personnel to proceed with normal operations, including training and contracting, even though action hasn’t been taken to avert looming spending cuts.
The Pentagon “needs to continue normal spending and operations,” Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told Defense Department and military service heads in a memo obtained yesterday by Bloomberg News.