The fiscal pact Congress reached hours into the new year will delay $109 billion in automatic across-the-board spending cuts for two months. But it will make a down payment on those reductions that will affect federal operations this year and next. Read full article >>
Federal Agencies Bracing For Cuts After ‘fiscal Cliff’ Deal
Lisa Rein, Josh Hicks, Washington Post
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 10:13pm
Topics: billion congress fiscal cliff spending cuts taxes
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