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Congress is crying wolf again on the Pentagon budget

‘Emergency’ funding in the DOD spending bill is a dangerous gimmick

GOP leader mulls higher taxes to fight multi-theater war
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GOP leader mulls higher taxes to fight multi-theater war

Mitch McConnell platforms DC insiders who want to vastly increase the military budget

Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?
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Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?

Defense industry-funded think tanks like the Hudson Institute, apparently.

military tech
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How the Pentagon built Silicon Valley

The increasingly close-knit relationship the tech industry enjoys with the Defense Department is not a sudden development

Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists
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Senators want to infect other agencies with 'unfunded' wish lists

Expanding a controversial budgeting practice that is already being abused to hike military spending is folly


Why Big War absolutely loves red tape and regulation
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Why Big War absolutely loves red tape and regulation

In a twist, major contractors are using bureaucracy to pad project budgets and squeeze the competition