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F-47
Military Industrial Complex

The fix is in for new Air Force F-47 — and so is the failure

Just wait for the unstoppable lobby preventing any future effort to strangle this boondoggle in the cradle.

POGO
Military Industrial Complex

The non-empires strike back

This week in The Bunker: There’s really only one way to make major cuts in the Pentagon budget

Pete Hegseth
Military Industrial Complex

Hegseth orders 8% cut to Pentagon budget. Not so fast.

The devil is always in the details. The secretary should be convinced to slash the waste in the military for real.

POGO
Military Industrial Complex

Getting out (in front) of DOGE

The DoD readies its non-sacred cows, fixed-price contracts are on the rise, Hegseth’s name change game & more

‘Goldplating’ — not speed — is the real problem in weapons acquisition
Military Industrial Complex

‘Goldplating’ — not speed — is the real problem in weapons acquisition

Contractors want 'streamlining' but taxpayers are getting rooked from all the gilding in design

F-35
Military Industrial Complex

F-35 crashes same day Lockheed CEO touts its success

The US military's biggest boondoggle keeps boondoggling