States hardest hit by Army cuts

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/19/army-state-by-state-sequester-details/1931051/



States hardest hit by Army cuts
Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY9:26a.m. EST February 20, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Budget cuts by the Air Force, Army and Navy scheduled to take effect March 1 will force almost $34 billion in wage and spending reductions and prompt furloughs or layoffs for millions of people, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.

The Army's estimated cuts will force $15 billion in wage and spending reductions and prompt furloughs or layoffs for 300,000 people nationwide, while the Navy could face $11 billion in similar cuts affecting a potential 186,000 employees, records show. The Air Force estimates $7.7 billion in lost pay for its civilian employees.

Hardest hit states by the Army cuts include Alabama, Texas, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Among the least affected: Delaware, Wyoming, Montana and Rhode Island.

The Navy meanwhile expects sequestration will force it to cut $7.75 billion from its shipbuilding programs and another $4 billion in funds for operations and maintenance, according to Navy planning documents. The Navy's civilian employees could lose 20% of their salaries through furloughs.

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1. Did you notice that almost all of it will be from wages and civilian employees. Hardly anything

in reining in suppliers and new equipment or closing bases.