Report: Second sequester would be worse

Federal Times: For federal agencies, a second round of sequester-related budget cuts will carry a harder punch because one-time fixes and gimmicks won’t be as readily available, a liberal-leaning think tank warns in a new report.

In fiscal 2013, for example, Congress let the Justice Department apply more than $300 million in expired funds toward its share of the sequester, even though that money couldn’t be spent anyway, the Center for American Progress analysis says. That won’t be an option this time around; the FBI is already warning that it may have to furlough agents, the report adds.

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