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Organizational Review of the Office of the Secretary of Defense

September 17, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Organizational Review of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter have instituted a review of the organization of the Office... Read More

Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill

July 16, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Fiscal Conservatives Urge Open Rule for Defense Spending Bill   July 22, 2013 Dear Speaker Boehner, We understand that the House of... Read More

Letter to Congress: Trim Funding for B61 Bomb in Energy Spending Bill

July 09, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Budget & Tax , National Security

Letter to Congress: Trim Funding for B61 Bomb in Energy Spending Bill Taxpayers for Common Sense sent a letter to Congress today urging support to trim funding for the B61 bomb.... Read More

A Cigar for SIGAR – Documenting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Waste in Afghanistan

June 28, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

A Cigar for SIGAR – Documenting Hundreds of Millions of Dollars of Waste in Afghanistan The title says it all: “[Department of Defense] Moving Forward with $771.8 Million Purchase of Aircraft that the Afghans Cannot Operate... Read More

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending

June 14, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

Joint Letter to the House: Reduce Wasteful Pentagon Spending      June 13, 2013 Dear Representative: We, the leaders of our undersigned... Read More

Letter to House: Support Common Sense Amendments to FY14 NDAA

June 14, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | National Security

Letter to House: Support Common Sense Amendments to FY14 NDAA These amendments would help bring the total level of spending in line with what is already agreed to in current law.... Read More

Letter to Senate: Oppose Subsidies for Unconventional Fuels in NDAA

June 12, 2013 | Letters & Testimony | Energy , National Security

Letter to Senate: Oppose Subsidies for Unconventional Fuels in NDAA   Oppose Amendments to Defense Authorization Bill that Provide Subsidies for Unconventional... Read More

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request

TCS Analysis of the FY14 Presidential Budget Request Taxpayers for Common Sense staff will be combing through the budget over the next several hours and days and bringing to light various... Read More

Hagel Grabs the Axe

April 03, 2013 | Our Take | National Security

Hagel Grabs the Axe There was never any question that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel would have to wield the budget axe—simple fiscal and political math... Read More

Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution/Spending bills

Fiscal Year 2013 Continuing Resolution/Spending bills The current CR and spending bills theoretically mimic the FY13 appropriations bills, but we’ve started looking to see where lawmakers added and subtracted dollars.... 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