Let’s be clear: the administration officials who sent out this notification instructing businesses to keep quiet about these cuts know just as well as I do that they’re coming unless Senate Democrats act, or the President of the United States finally decides to come up with a credible plan to replace them. The only reason the administration sent out this guidance to employers earlier this week was to keep people in the dark about the impact these defense cuts will have — until after the election. So the White House is clearly trying to hide the ball here.’