Eying Sequestration

Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall said Wednesday that he remains hopeful that Congress will be able to solve the nation's debt problems, not merely delay sequestration. But if all a lame-duck Congress can accomplish is to delay sequestration and give the next Congress the ability to address the problem, that would clearly be better than allowing sequestration to be implemented, Kendall told lawmakers, contractors and reporters in remarks on Capitol Hill.