The Harvard Gazette

Sequestration

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Budget ‘sequestration’ will hurt vital health care functions

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DateApril 2, 2013July 25, 2019

A range of federal programs will take significant cuts Friday barring a last-minute deal in D.C.

Busting the budget

Q&A on how federal sequestration is likely to play out

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DateFebruary 28, 2013April 15, 2019

"The budget process in this country has become completely dysfunctional," said Linda J. Bilmes. "Partly because of the congressional polarization, partly because budget reform is not glamorous — it’s not a headline-grabber — it requires a lot of time and attention to detail to fix it, and partly because it has been easier to open the federal checkbook than to work out how to get better value for what we already spend."

How to sidestep sequestration

In Q&A, Bilmes offers solutions for government budget stalemate

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DateFebruary 19, 2013May 17, 2019