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December 14, 2012
Bipartisan Letter Calls for Reducing the Pentagon Budget
22 Representatives from both sides of the aisle signed on to a letter endorsing strategic Pentagon budget cuts as part of any "fiscal cliff" deal.
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Topics: National Security
August 6, 2012
Audit the Pentagon: POGO Applauds New Bipartisan Initiative
Although the Pentagon budget has ballooned by billions in the past decade, it can’t even produce a basic financial statement. But last week, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and a bipartisan band of senators introduced a bill to fix this outrage and increase acco
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Topics: National Security
September 13, 2012
A House of Pentagon Pork
The House will be voting on bills today that will undo sequestration, keep Pentagon spending off the table, and force the military to keep equipment it doesn’t want.
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Topics: National Security
August 6, 2012
Defense Contractor Time Machine: Less Spending, More Jobs, Analysis Reveals
For nearly a year, defense contractors have been arguing that potential cuts in Pentagon spending could have a devastating effect on jobs.
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Topics: National Security
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In March 2011, AllGov reported that DARPA, the Pentagon's premier research arm, had awarded a contract to a company founded by the agency's director. Wired's Spencer Ackerman joined POGO staffers to discuss how it all went down.
