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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

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Military Industrial Complex

F-35 crashes same day Lockheed CEO touts its success

The US military's biggest boondoggle keeps boondoggling

POGO
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon continues its sloppy shopping spree

This week in 'The Bunker': Why prices don't ever come down in the Pentagon; a 'green' nuclear bomber; the Navy's hopeful ship quotas, and more

F-35 US Air Force
Military Industrial Complex

'Flop': Proponents of the F-35 can't tell you that it works

When they've resorted to arguing 'it's a job creator,' you know there isn't much military use