Letters & Testimony
Oppose Ag-Only Farm Bill: Spends More Than Senate Bill; Changes Make Subsidies Permanent
July 11, 2013
Fight Over Weapons Cuts is About to Get Ugly
April 08, 2009 |
At Monday’s unveiling of major weapons cuts in the 2010 defense budget, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he hoped members of Congress... 
National Security Spending in the 2010 Budget
February 27, 2009 |
Though the topline numbers in the Obama administration’s national security budget for 2010 may not make headlines, there’s a lot of...
National Geographic To Air Government-Funded Homeland Security Special
January 28, 2009 |
A friend of Taxpayers for Common Sense in Maine just alerted us to something very interesting. Tonight, National Geographic is going to...
Stimulus Adds to Stratospheric Satellite Costs
January 23, 2009 |
Despite energetic lobbying by the defense industry (and some lawmakers) the $825 billion stimulus bill now emerging from committee...
Stimulus Not Needed for Department of Defense
January 06, 2009 |
Of all the industries in line for a handout in this financially frightening time, the defense industry would seem to bring up the rear....
New Reports Document Wasteful War Spending
December 16, 2008 |
Just in time for a new war funding request to hit Capitol Hill, a trio of recently released documents recall just how badly the Pentagon...
The Non-Oversight Cannon
November 10, 2008 |
Last week we told you about a congressman’s efforts to feed the already overstuffed Army modernization program called Future Combat...
Gates: New Nukes Are Good For You and Cheaper Too
October 28, 2008 |
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates fired a preemptive strike against potential cuts to the U.S. nuclear weapons program this week by...
President Approves $5 Billion in Defense Earmarks
October 13, 2008 |
The President today signed the 2009 Defense Authorization bill. While the levels of earmarks are down significantly from previous years,...
Treasury Releases Interim Oversight Policies
October 05, 2008 |
The Treasury Department today released interim policies on hiring contractors to manage the bailout and to handle potential conflicts of...
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