The sequestration budget axe is poised to fall on March 1. If it does, the initial installment of more than one trillion dollars in cuts will go into effect, leading to layoffs, furloughs, program cuts, fewer dollars allocated for defense spending, education and more. With no eleventh-hour rescue plan on the horizon, government agencies and the public are girding themselves for getting by on less. Senior Fellows Michael O’Hanlon and William Galston take a closer look.
Education Access & Equity
The ESSER fiscal cliff will have serious implications for student equity
Commentary
Preparing for Sequestration: What to Expect
William A. Galston and
William A. Galston
Ezra K. Zilkha Chair and Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Michael E. O’Hanlon
Director of Research
- Foreign Policy,
Director
- Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology,
Co-Director
- Africa Security Initiative,
Senior Fellow
- Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology,
Philip H. Knight Chair in Defense and Strategy
@MichaelEOHanlon
February 25, 2013