“It’s going to be kind of a disaster,” one military official said about the lack of a full budget, which means more limits on how the Pentagon spends.
Thousands of federal employees could be reinstated to their government jobs following the ruling.
Critics worry the contract cuts could hurt department medical operations and support services for veterans.
Plans to avert a partial government shutdown starting this weekend appeared scuttled after President-elect Donald Trump opposed the bipartisan deal.
