BobL wrote:
“If defense spending were to be cut by,say,20% next year in a budget approved by Congress and signed by the president - he’s saying that DOD would do NOTHING at all in anticipation of the lower budget,prior to October 1 - nothing,like lowering the rate of buying new hardware,in advance? Of course not...in fact they place orders YEARS IN ADVANCE. Were they placing orders based on funds that were NEVER BUDGETED?”
Questions to BobL and fee:
The company i work for has a contract for x Widgets to be sold to xx branch of the military, it goes to the end of 2013.
Does the DoD expect sudden cuts/cancellation of the project?
Multiply that by however many programs..... and its 1989-1992 all over again.... or will it be that bad?
Heck, I’m clueless. I’m just pointing out that people working in government are required to follow the law, and the law includes projected spending based on what’s been passed by Congress.
In this case, they are IGNORING the law (understandingly) expecting the Republicans to cave - but still breaking the law.