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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter testifies about the impact on the Department of Defense should the U.S. enter into sequestration during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013.

Deputy Secretary Carter testifies about sequestration

Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter testifies about the impact on the Department of Defense should the U.S. enter into sequestration during a hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12, 2013.

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