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Coal-to-Liquid Earmarks DOD Appropriations

September 23, 2008 | Our Take | Energy , National Security

Today the House passed a Continuing Resolution and a minibus that included the final FY09 Defense spending bill, which had 6 earmarks for... Read More

Senate Turns Against Earmark Reform

September 17, 2008 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Tonight, the Senate passed the $612.5 billion Fiscal Year 2009 defense authorization bill. Virtually all the amendments to the... Read More

DHS Needs to Slow Down, Rethink Fencing Future

September 11, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

The Department of Homeland Security blames its doubled cost estimates for the border fence on pricey fuel, labor and materials. But it’s... Read More

White House Targets Contract Reform

September 10, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

The White House has targeted several contracting reform initiatives in the Senate defense authorization bill as veto-worthy, though its... Read More

GAO: Border Costs Climbing the Fence

September 09, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

Federal watchdogs confirmed our suspicions today when they revealed that the cost of building a 600+ mile fence along our southern border... Read More

CBO: $85 Billion for Iraq Contractors

August 11, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

The Congressional Budget Office today released a report providing some of the most comprehensive estimates we’ve seen to date on the... Read More

Missile Defense Finds Funds in Milcon Earmarks

August 06, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

This week we finished databasing earmarks in the Fiscal Year 2009 Senate bill that funds military construction and veterans’ affairs,... Read More

Bad Contracts Hurting Good People

July 24, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

Our men and women in the military face enough problems without dealing with faulty wiring, contaminated water and corroded ammunition. So... Read More

Should Duke Cunningham be Pardoned?

July 20, 2008 | Our Take | Earmarks & Appropriations , National Security

Former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham (R-CA), currently in the middle of an 8-year prison sentence for taking $2.4 million in bribes from... Read More

Los Alamos’ Insecurity Complex

July 15, 2008 | Our Take | National Security

Though two of the nation’s largest nuclear labs are no doubt sad to see their patron Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) depart Congress, the... 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