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August 22, 2012 By AMK

Sequestration could hit Washington area with recession, economist warns

The Washington metropolitan area could see a devastating recession from federal cuts associated with sequestration, an economist is warning.

Sequestration — across-the-board cuts to the federal budget that will take effect in January if lawmakers can’t agree on an alternative — would result in major job cuts in Washington, Northern Virginia and Maryland, according to Stephen Fuller, director of the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University, who spoke to WTOP.com.

The Washington region receives 20 percent of federal payroll and procurement money, WTOP reported, and sequestration job losses in the area could affect 65,000 federal workers and 96,000 contractors.

Keep reading this article at http://www.govexec.com/management/2012/08/sequestration-could-hit-washington-area-recession-economist-warns/57444/?oref=govexec_today_nl.

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: budget cuts, defense contractors, sequestration

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