US weapons makers report ‘all-time record orders’ since Russian invasion
As the war in Ukraine rages on, defense contractors are seeing major new demand for their wares.
As the war in Ukraine rages on, defense contractors are seeing major new demand for their wares.
Washington gleefully pours money into endless weapons build-ups, but the rank and file can’t get help putting food on the table.
Speaker McCarthy may have promised to cut defense spending, but his early actions suggest that he has little interest in rocking the boat.
Congressional ’emergency powers’ are allowing for potential price gouging and increased production well beyond the need.
As Congress is poised to pass a $858 billion defense budget, federal investments in conflict prevention pale in comparison.
With military spending set to hit $858 billion next year, arms makers are buzzing with holiday cheer.
If the Defense Department can’t get its books straight, how can it be trusted with a budget of more than $800 billion per year?
Contractors are poised to cash in as Congress adds billions to the Pentagon’s budget.
The Air Force just awarded major contracts for a fighter that is supposed to achieve ‘air dominance.’ Why can’t the public see what it is?
The Pentagon has thrown billions of dollars at over-engineered planes, but it can’t manage to keep them in the air.
The proposed spending threatens to waste more taxpayer dollars on the Pentagon’s most expensive program, advocates say.
Political divisions stand in the way of most legislation, but both sides of the aisle are happy to keep feeding the beast at the Pentagon.
Complaining that domestic priorities are being sacrificed, these Democrats want to slash military spending by $100 billion.
A $23.9 billion addition to the NDAA would have a greater longterm impact than Congress wants to acknowledge.