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UPDATE: Earmarks in Defense Authorization Bill

June 06, 2010 | Policy Brief | National Security

(June 4, 2010) This week’s Memorial Day Congressional recess gave us a chance to peer under the lid of the House defense authorization... Read More

Department of Defense: Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan Status Report

May 06, 2010 | National Security

Read the text of the Department of Defense's Status Report on the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan  Download the PDF... Read More

2010 Defense Budget Winners and Losers

January 29, 2010 | Fact Sheet | National Security

The day last April when Defense Secretary Robert Gates revealed the Defense Department’s 2010 budget has become known as “Black Monday.”... Read More

Obama to Contractors: Don’t Cheat Uncle Sam

January 22, 2010 | Policy Brief | National Security

It was payback time for President Obama this week when he threw down the gauntlet to tax-dodging contractors.Taxpayers pay contractors... Read More

UPDATE: 1,720 Earmarks in Final Defense Spending Bill

December 17, 2009 | Policy Brief | National Security

(December 17) The Senate will soon follow the House in passing a $636.3 billion Fiscal Year 2010 defense appropriations bill, the... Read More

MilCon, VA and State Department Funding in Omnibus

December 11, 2009 | Policy Brief | National Security

The House of Representatives drove home a $447 billion omnibus spending bill yesterday loaded with six of the seven appropriations bills... Read More

UPDATE: President Signs Defense Authorization Bill with $4 billion in Earmarks

October 29, 2009 | Policy Brief | National Security

(October 30) President Obama signed a $680 billion defense authorization bill this week—the largest such bill ever—with a declaration... Read More

Contractor Accountability Legislation in Defense Authorization

October 21, 2009 | Policy Brief | National Security

One of the most interesting—and neglected—sections of the annual defense authorization bill steers annual contracting policy both for DOD... Read More

UPDATE: Congress Passes Final $42.8 DHS Approps Bill

October 21, 2009 | Policy Brief | National Security

(October 21) Congress handed off a $42.8 billion appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through fiscal year 2010... Read More

Hearing: Recovery Act: 160-Day Progress Report for Transporation and Infrastructure Programs

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing today entitled: “Recovery Act: 160-Day Progress Report for... Read More

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September 13, 2013

Syria: Excuse 535 To Not Cut the Deficit

Volume XVIII No. 37 Possible action in Syria has become the most recent excuse du jour for Pentagon boosters... Read More