Military Spending and Contractors
WITNESSES:
*Nicholas J. Avdellas, senior consultant for materiel readiness and sustainment, Logistics Management Institute
*John Johns, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for maintenance policy and programs
*Pete Steffes, vice president for government policy, National Defense Industrial Association
*Cord Sterling, vice president for legislative affairs, Aerospace Industries Association
Witnesses testified on the military’s spending in light of impending sequestration budget cuts. “Sequestration,” a legal procedure in which… read more
Witnesses testified on the military’s spending in light of impending sequestration budget cuts. “Sequestration,” a legal procedure in which every federal agency has the same percentage of its budget cut in order to take back deficit spending, was agreed to in the Budget Control Act of 2011 and scheduled to happen on March 1, 2013.
WITNESSES:
*Nicholas J. Avdellas, senior consultant for materiel readiness and sustainment, Logistics Management Institute
*John Johns, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for maintenance policy and programs
*Pete Steffes, vice president for government policy, National Defense Industrial Association
*Cord Sterling, vice president for legislative affairs, Aerospace Industries Association close
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