Budget Cuts Would Hit Pentagon Procurement, R&d

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Fri, 09/14/2012 - 12:51pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Across-the-board spending reductions on January 2 would cut the Pentagon's funding by $54.7 billion in fiscal year 2013, slashing procurement accounts by $15.3 billion and funding for research and development programs by $7.48 billion, the White House budget office told Congress in a report on Friday.

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