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Military Industrial Complex

Gutting military testing office may be the deadliest move yet

The DoD will have to rely on biased sources in and outside the services that have approved half-baked weapons, vehicles, and aircraft before

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Pentagon gets $6B more in bill designed to avoid government shutdown

The Continuing Resolution even sets aside $1.5B for a warship the Navy didn't ask for

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Europe

Peace denied? Russian budget jacks up wartime economy

Moscow doubles down on defense spending at the risk of exacerbating fiscal problems at home

DOD budget reform panel's elephant in the room: Bad strategy
Military Industrial Complex

DOD budget reform panel's elephant in the room: Bad strategy

As long as the US maintains policies centered around global dominance, how the Pentagon spends its money won’t matter

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Washington Politics

Why are Democrats trying to bring back those porky military earmarks?

After 10 years of winking and nodding, the new Congress is close to lifting the ban on defense carve-outs for members.

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Washington Politics

10 questions Congress must ask sec def candidate Austin this week

Where does he stand on China, Afghanistan, cronyism in the Pentagon, and America's big footprint? We want to know.