By 
        
            
                Chris Hellman
            
            
        
    
    
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            Budget Process, 
        
            Military & Security
        
    
 
                        
                    
                    The week of July 16 was a big one in Washington for Pentagon watchers. The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve the fiscal year 2013 Defense Appropriations bill, while the House Armed Services Committee held hearings on the potential impact of upcoming spending cuts on the Pentagon’s budget.The FY2013 ...