Lockheed, Cheney Lobby Against Puny Cuts in Defense Budgets Doomsday scenarios of higher unemployment are overblown and misleading
Warfare State Sending US Off ‘Fiscal Cliff’ This year's budget deficit will exceed $1 trillion for the fourth straight year
$513 Billion DoD Budget Won’t Budge Top Democrat on House Armed Services Committee vows no further cuts
Congress Tries to Avoid Mandated Budget Cuts, Especially for Defense President Obama has vowed to veto any attempts by Congress to undo the automatic cuts after super-committee's failure
Congress is Trying to Scuttle Committee’s Legal Obligation to Cut Defense Moves are being made in Congress, along with heavy lobbying from defense firms, to avoid a requirement to cut defense budgets