Sequestration – Who Gets The Axe?

On March 1, we saw the federal budget axe fall. Sequestration required all departments within the federal government to begin making mandatory across-the-board cuts  (see Sequestration Budget Cuts Slice 9% From Federal Human Service Programs For Fiscal Year 2013 ). This includes the Department of Health and Human Services losing $15.5 billion, or 1.6% of its total $941 billion budget proposed for FFY13 – as well as $168 million (5%) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) budget; $115 million (5%) from the Administration for Children and Families (ACF); $75 million (5%) from The Administration . . .