USS Harry S. Truman

Dept: One of the Navy's premiere warships, the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, sits pierside in Norfolk, Va., its tour of duty delayed. The carrier and its 5,000-person crew were to leave for the Persian Gulf on Feb. 8, along with the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg and Government agencies are already taking steps to comply with automatic spending cuts that took effect March 1. Some examples: AIRCRAFT CARRIER (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.