The U.S. Army since 1995 has spent at least $32 billion on development, testing and evaluation of 22 weapons programs that were later canceled — almost a third of its…
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Army Spent Over $32 Billion On Canceled Programs Since 1995
July 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg
No Longer ‘Wine And Roses’ For Defense Spending
July 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: NPR
One of the big-ticket items in any budget deal will have to be the defense budget/…/ Having less money means deciding what is and isn’t going to be done, determining…
An Eye-Opening Peek at the Pentagon’s Weird Budget Math
July 19, 2011 • In the News • Original: Time Magazine
If you’ve been paying attention, you may have heard that President Obama has pledged to cut $400 billion out of security spending between now and 2023. But what you may…
Why Defense Spending Keeps Rising (Hint: It’s Not Just the Wars)
July 19, 2011 • In the News • Original: Christian Science Monitor
Despite President Obama‘s mandate that the defense spending be cut by $400 billion during the next 12 years, the Pentagon has proposed its highest budget adjusted for inflation since World…
Gear Gets To Troops Earlier In ‘Fast Lane’
July 18, 2011 • In the News • Original: USA Today
The Pentagon is speeding up life-saving military gear to troops in Afghanistan under a new “fast lane” system run a by a small group of senior Defense officials and put…