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Southland defense firms would be hit hard by an earmark ban (Los Angeles Times)

  Some would have to cut jobs or go out of business if a proposed moratorium on federal earmarks — money directed to specific projects —...

Defense-Spending Bill Enters Uncharted Waters (The Wall Street Journal)

Political upheaval in Washington has upended the Pentagon's traditional budget cycle, creating serious uncertainty for the military and the...

We can’t afford the F-35 engine (The Washington Post)

   Kathleen Parker ["The engine that might," op-ed, June 10] insinuated that congressional support for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter alternate...

TCS President Ryan Alexander Op-Ed: Why two jets are not better than one (Politico)

 Today, President Ryan Alexander issued an Op-Ed to Politico.com regarding the recent $485 million alternate engine addition by the House...

Congress: Forget National Security, F-22 is About Jobs (Capitol News Connection)

Here’s what’s in the DoD Authorization bill: 1-point-7-5 billion dollars for seven new F-22 fighter jets. Which the Pentagon and President...

Audit raises questions about half billion spent by MacDill (WTSP Tampa Bay)

Tampa, Florida -- $219,000 to fix an improperly installed lug nut on a C-130 aircraft, $225,000 to repaint combat helicopters, and a half...

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as...