From the Foreign Policy Initiative:
This week, both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees heard testimony on the ways in which sequestration has compromised the readiness, capabilities, and technological advantage of the U.S. military. All together, sequestration and the other provisions of the Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) will impose $1 trillion of cuts to the defense budget over ten years.
On Tuesday, Amb. Eric Edelman, a member of the FPI Board of Directors, testified along with Michèle Fluornoy of the Center for New American Security (CNAS) before the Senate Armed Services Committee. On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled, “The FY16 Budget Request: A View From Outside Experts.”
The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) believes that lawmakers and staff will benefit from the following insights offered during this week’s testimony as they consider how to repair the damage done by sequestration and rebuild the U.S. military.
On Tuesday, Amb. Eric Edelman, a member of the FPI Board of Directors, testified along with Michèle Fluornoy of the Center for New American Security (CNAS) before the Senate Armed Services Committee. On Wednesday, the House Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled, “The FY16 Budget Request: A View From Outside Experts.”
The Foreign Policy Initiative (FPI) believes that lawmakers and staff will benefit from the following insights offered during this week’s testimony as they consider how to repair the damage done by sequestration and rebuild the U.S. military.
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