Fedweek

The two versions differ on issues involving the ongoing job cuts at DoD. For example, the Senate version (S-2549) would impose a three-year moratorium on reductions in the acquisition work force because of internal reports of problems arising from reductions already made in that area, while the House version (HR-4205) would order further cuts. Also, the House would impose funding cuts on management headquarters of various DoD units because of findings that reductions haven’t been as deep as Congress has ordered in the past. Those and numerous other differences will have to be resolved in a conference after the full House and Senate pass their own versions of the bill.