Unable to perfect the art of the “Jedi mind meld,” President Obama signed the order that ushered in Sequesterpocalygeddon on Friday. With one signature, an estimated 170 gajillion jobs disappeared and Capitol janitors readied themselves for a life of cannibalism.
What were the final maimed / killed / eaten counts for Sequester Day 1? #GrimMilestone
— David Burge (@iowahawkblog) March 2, 2013
It’s strange, but we’re having trouble locating any reports of rivers running red with the blood of innocents. Were the prophecies wrong?
Follow @jamiedupree for an actual line by line of what is being cut. Some cuts are not good. But many make me wonder why we do that anyway.
— Matthew Cox (@matthewrcox) March 2, 2013
.@jamiedupree currently detailing specifics of sequester cuts. I think we may just survive this thing.
— (((AG))) (@AGHamilton29) March 2, 2013
Reporter Jamie Dupree read the 83-page report from White House Office of Management and Budget so you don’t have to. Here’s his complete rundown on the sequester cuts. Read his tweets, then check out Jamie Dupree’s Washington Insider.
Defense accounts will see a reduction of 7.8%; non-defense accounts are at 5% according to the OMB
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
OMB memo on sequester from Jeffrey Zients now available at http://t.co/v5OBdbh65h
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
OMB says defense spending "must be reduced by $42.667 billion" – that is less than $45b estimated by the Pentagon
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The sequester report orders a $1 million sequester for the National Drug Intelligence Center (doesn't exist?)
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The 83 page sequestration report starts with US Senate salaries & ends with the "Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Found 82 different cases where money was sequestered from "unobligated" balances (unspent) in the Pentagon
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
For example, the Air Force has 290 million in unspent money for Family Housing Construction; Navy – $245 million
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
This is not money that was approved for this year; unobligated balances are left over from prior budget bills
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Another example – the military has $670 million in unobligated money for "procurement"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Marine Corps has $1.12 billion in unobligated money for procurement; Navy – $2.9 billion
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
So, large chunks of money are being sequestered from leftover military funds that have been sitting unused
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
My quick count shows $4.6 billion sequestered from unspent money in the Pentagon – that's over 10% of their cuts
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
So if $4.6 billion is just under 8% of the total unobligated money in the Pentagon right now….
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The military has $970 million in unobligated money for "Foreign Currency Fluctuations" – sitting unused
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
There is $290 million in unused money in the DOD "Acquisition Workforce Development Fund"
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Even if the Pentagon says that these extra balances are needed – it shows how much $$ they have on the shelf
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
THere is $2.5 billion in unobligated money for Military Construction
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
There is still $601 million for the 2005 military base closure account
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
This is not money from Fiscal Year 2013 – this is money from previous budgets that has not been spent
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
So, the military takes a double hit – the amount for this year is chopped, as is the money on the shelf
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Library of Congress loses 21 million for salaries and expenses; the GAO would lose $26 million
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Supreme Court sequester is $4 million for salaries and expenses
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The National Agricultural Statistics Service would lose $4 million to the sequester
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Department of Education loses $65 million for Impact Aid; officials say that could result in immediate layoffs
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Office of Innovation and Improvement at the Dept of Education has $77 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Office of English Language Acquisition has $37 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
White House has $3 million sequestered, $1 million for White House operating expenses
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Office of Management and Budget – which put out this report – has $5 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Denali Commission loses $1 million to the sequester
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Electric Reliability Organization has $5 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
National Endowment for the Arts has $7 million chopped, same for National Endowment for the Humanities
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$14 million from the National Labor Relations Board
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$20 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$1 million from the "Standard Setting Body" – I truly have no idea what that is – someone Google it
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Tennessee Valley Authority to have $23 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Interesting that how the sequester hits NOAA – no specific line for the National Weather Service in this
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
NOAA loses $1 million for the Limited Access System Administration Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The Bureau of the Census has $13 million sequestered – next census in 2020
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
international Trade Administration loses $23 million; Bureau of Industry and Security loses $3 million
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$74 million cut from Food for Peace Title II grants
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$2 million is cut from the Rural Electrification and Telecommunications Loans Program Account
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
FEMA loses $928 million in disaster relief money & $6 million for Emergency Food and Shelter
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
immigration and Customs Enforcement loses $294 million
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
FLETC – Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is docked $12 million for salaries
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
At Homeland Security, the Office of the Chief Information Officer has $16 million sequestered
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$175 million will be cut out of Low Income Home Energy Assistance funds (LIHEAP)
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Indian Health Services would lose $198 million, plus $22 million for Indian Health facilities
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
OMB says because the cuts are over a 7 month period, the effective reductions are almost 13% defense/9% domestic
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Centers for Disease Control loses $289 million
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Read the 83 page sequestration report at http://t.co/OsvWVwIN5l
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The $85 billion in sequester cuts for Uncle Sam are finally spelled out in detail http://t.co/EpIUGyOrFk
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Dupree picked up again on Saturday morning with a line-by-line detailing of the automatic cuts.
If you missed it last night, the sequester is now in effect http://t.co/e8rsnrs20G
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The sequester chopped $1 million from the Office of the Chief Economist at the Department of Agriculture
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The sequester took $2 million from the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$3 million was cut from the Milk Market Orders Assessment Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$4 million was cut from the Rural Business Program Account at USDA
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$5 million was cut from the Economic and Statistical Analysis unit at the Department of Commerce
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$6 million was cut from the budget for Gallaudet University
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$7 million was cut from the Electricity Deliverty and Energy Reliability program at the Dept of Energy
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$8 million was cut from the Orderly Liquidation Fund at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$9 million was cut at the Clean Technology Fund in International Assistance Programs
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$10 million was cut from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$11 million was cut from Research, Development, Acquisition & Operations in Science and Tech at Homeland Security
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$12 million was cut from the Wage and Hour Division at the Department of Labor
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$13 million was cut from the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Program Contingency Fund at HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$14 million was cut from the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology program at DHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$15 million was cut from FEMA's Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program Account
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$16 milion was cut from the Office of the Chief Information Officer at the Department of Homeland Security
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$17 million was cut from the Diversion Control Fee Account at the Drug Enforcement Administration
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$18 million was cut from the Legal Services Corporation
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$19 million was cut from the operating expenses of the National Archives and Records Administration
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$20 million was cut from the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$21 million was cut from the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration program at the Interior Department
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$22 million was cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$23 million was cut from the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$24 million was cut from the Business Loans Program Account at the Small Business Administration
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$25 million was cut from the National Infrastructure Investments fund at the Department of Transportation
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$26 million was cut from the TAA Community College and Career Training Grant Fund at the Dept of Labor
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$27 million was cut from the State Grants and Demonstrations fund at HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$30 million was cut from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund at the Department of Treasury
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$31 million was cut from Salaries and Expenses for department offices at the Interior Department
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$32 million was cut from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$33 million was cut in money for Native American Housing Block Grants
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$34 million was cut for Family Housing Operation and Maintenance in the Air Force
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$36 million was cut from Research and Education Activities at the Department of Agriculture
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$37 million was cut from the military's Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$38 million was cut from Wildland Fire Management at the Interior Department
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$39 million was cut from Family Housing Operation and Maintenance in the Army
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$40 million was cut in Science and Technology at the Environmental Protection Agency
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$41 million was cut in Salaries and Expenses in the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$42 million was cut from Conservation Operations in the Natural Resources Conservation Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$43 million was cut from the Pakistan Counterinsurgency Capability Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$44 million was cut from the Affordable Insurance Exchange Grants program at HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$45 million was cut in Refugee and Entrant Assistance programs under HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$46 million was cut from the Rental Assistance Program at the Rural Housing Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$47 million was cut from the military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle Fund
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$48 million was cut from Capital and Debt Service Grants to Amtrak
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$49 million was cut from International Disaster Assistance at the Agency for International Development
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$50 million was cut from the Home Investment Partnership Program at HUD
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$51 million was cut from the Prevention and Public Health Fund at HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$52 million was cut from "Defender Services" at the Justice Department
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$53 million was cut from Salaries and Expenses at the Food Safety and Inspection Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$54 million was cut from Surveys, Investigations & Research at the US Geological Survey
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$55 million was cut from "Water and Related Resources" at the Department of Interior
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$56 million was cut from State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Grants at the Justice Department
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$57 million was cut from the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account at HHS
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$58 million was cut in salaries and expenses at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$59 million was cut from salaries and expenses at the US Marshals Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$60 million was cut in salaries and expenses at the Farm Service Agency at USDA
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
A reminder for everyone – all of these numbers are cuts from this year's budget; this is not future funding
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The discretionary budget only went from $1.043 trillion to $1.047 trillion – so most, if not all are real cuts
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$61 million was cut from the Hazardous Substance Superfund at the Environmental Protection Agency
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$62 million was cut in Salaries and Expenses at the US House of Representatives
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$63 million was cut from Military Construction funds for the Army National Guard
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$64 million was cut from Resource Management at the US Fish and Wildlife Service
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$65 million was cut from Impact Aid at the Department of Education
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$66 million was cut from Environmental and Other Defense Activities at the Dept of Energy
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$68 million was cut from Operating Expenses for the Agency for International Development
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$69 million was cut from Procurement of Ammunition for the Navy and Marine Corps
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$70 million was cut from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Fund at USDA
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
$71 million was cut from administration at the Office of Federal Student Aid
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
The sequester will now take discretionary spending from $1.047 trillion to $974 billion this year (that's a cut)
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Discretionary budget was $1.043 trillion in 2012, $1.047 trillion in 2013 – now cut to $974 billion w/sequester
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
And for those who tell me "we don't have a budget" – you can read it here http://t.co/Ge5CExrXSN
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
Read more & comment on the sequester cuts at http://t.co/e8rsnrs20G – see the whole list at http://t.co/OsvWVwIN5l
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) March 2, 2013
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