The failure of the “supercommittee” to reach a deficit agreement is supposed to trigger $1.2 trillion in automatic cuts in federal spending over the next decade, nearly $500 billion of…
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Obama’s Iran Policy Shifts to Containment
December 9, 2011 • In the News • Original: Washington Post
As recent events underscore the growing Iranian nuclear threat, the Obama administration appears to be pivoting toward a policy of containment. The emphasis of its rhetoric has shifted from preventing…
Doomsday War Games: Pentagon’s 3 Nightmare Scenarios
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
Pentagon planners have plenty to deal with these days – Iran in search of nuclear-weapons technology, suicide bombings in Afghanistan, and the final pullout of US troops in Iraq potentially…
OMB Asks Defense to Shift Programs Out of War Bill
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Federal Times
The White House is placing new limits on war spending, making it more difficult for the Pentagon to outmaneuver its new budget caps, according to recent guidance from the Office…
Obama Administration Urges Flat 2013-2017 Defense Spending Plan
December 7, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
The White House and Pentagon are near agreement on a draft five-year defense budget that flattens expenditures though 2017, with the lowest war spending since 2004, according to an Office…