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POGO Obtains DoD Memo on 20 Percent HQ Spending Cut
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August 1, 2013
By Jack Scher
POGO Obtains DoD Memo on 20 Percent HQ Spending Cut
The Project On Government Oversight has obtained a memorandum announcing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's decision to cut 20 percent of management headquarters spending throughout the Department of Defense (DoD).
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Topics: National Security
July 31, 2013
House Votes to Save More than $4 Billion at the Pentagon
POGO is pleased to report over $4 billion in Pentagon savings after we and our partners helped champion several commonsense amendments to the House Defense Appropriations bill.
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Topics: National Security
July 29, 2013
By Andrew Wyner
Contractors Still Avoiding Major Sequestration Damage
Several recent earning reports from major contractors have confirmed that the post-sequester world is not as apocalyptic for major federal contractors as they anticipated.
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Topics: National Security
July 23, 2013
Critical Votes on Savings at the Pentagon Today
This year there are more opportunities to cut unnecessary spending in the Defense Appropriations Act than there has been in a very long time.
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Topics: National Security
July 19, 2013
By Jana Persky
Time to Cut Iraq and Afghanistan Spending
As the House's version of the defense appropriations bill is cobbled together, Congress should vote in favor of an amendment to eliminate approximately $3.5 billion of funding that the Pentagon neither wants, needs nor requested.
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Topics: National Security
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