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Congress
Washington Politics

Congress poised to do less oversight on arms sales

New bills would continue to chip away and the legislative branch's role in shaping US foreign policy

Lockheed Martin
Military Industrial Complex

Wear the war machine with Lockheed Martin merch

The weapons industry is turning to branded hoodies and cargo pants to launder its increasingly unpopular image

Grok
QiOSK

Grok’s latest gig? A $200 million Pentagon contract

The DoD is paying AI power hitters top dollar to bolster its bottom line, even in the ‘warfighting domain’

Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one
Middle East

Why new CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper is as wrong as the old one

Outgoing commander Michael Kurilla was supposedly Israel's favorite and a big factor behind bombing Iran. His replacement is the status quo.

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Bombers astray! Washington's priorities go off course

This week in the Bunker: 'Big beautiful bill' shafts the troops, a purported defense-reform bill is anything but, and more

Lockheed Martin NASA
Military Industrial Complex

The Pentagon spent $4 trillion over 5 years. Contractors got 54% of it.

Advocates of higher military spending often say its to 'support the troops.' Not exactly.