Fiscal Cliff Could Hit Civilian Pentagon Workers First

Unless Congress acts, the Defense Department faces some $55 billion in cuts after the first of the year. Salaries for uniformed personnel are the one major thing that’s protected. Otherwise, it’s about a 10 percent cut to everything from Pentagon civilian staff to the acquisition of new aircraft.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us

Read original article

Fiscal Cliff Could Hit Civilian Pentagon Workers First

NPR News

KTOO is the NPR member station in Juneau. NPR offers its members radio and digital stories.

Sign up for The Signal

Top Alaska stories delivered to your inbox every week

Site notifications
Update notification options
Subscribe to notifications