Impact of Deficit Law Requirements specifying where spending reductions must be made force the agency to cut both customer service and outlays for construction, he said.

And with continuing Federal deficit problems, pressure is building to cut military outlays sharply, by canceling or stretching out some key domestic weapons programs.

There was never any possibility of cutting outlays of $100 billion.

For if leaders actually behaved responsibly and increased taxes and cut outlays - but did it too quickly - the effects would be devastating, even irresponsible.

Avoiding the Easy Path The easiest thing for Pentagon accountants to do to cut outlays would be to cut troops and training, the so-called fast-spending accounts.

To realize large savings, it would be necessary to demobilize troops and cut outlays on maintaining them and their equipment.

Mr. Gorbachev's immediate hope for cutting military outlays depends on negotiated arms-control and arms-reduction agreements with the West.

There is less to say about cutting outlays, because less has happened.

And while the impact on private research budgets is unclear, uncertainty has probably cut outlays.

The administration, some senior aides said, is expected to detail its plans, perhaps later this week, for cutting outlays for building projects like roads, parks and bridges to reduce mounting debt-service costs.