The (POGO) Blog
February 26, 2013
Meat Axe or Scalpel?
There is growing consensus around the need to reshape the Pentagon budget, reflected in several bipartisan legislative proposals, recent public polling, and a shift in media coverage.
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Topics: National Security
February 13, 2013
Pentagon Pork Is Too Easy to Push Through Congress
It’s getting easier to find people inside Washington’s Beltway who want to cut the fat from the Pentagon budget. Scaling back military spending isn’t just for the most progressive members of Congress anymore.
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Topics: National Security
February 11, 2013
The $360 Billion Gorilla in the Sequestration Debate
There’s a $360 billion gorilla in the sequestration debate – Pentagon contractors.
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Topics: National Security
December 21, 2012
Congress’s Pentagon Pork Plan
Congress is voting now on a national defense budget that forces the Pentagon and related national security agencies to pay for weapons, personnel, and programs they don’t want or need.
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Topics: National Security
December 21, 2012
NDAA Scorecard for Taxpayers: Ya Win Some, Ya Lose Some
A conference committee has reconciled the House and Senate versions of the NDAA, and a number of provisions POGO supports for greater government accountability were included in the defense budget bill.
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Topics: Government Accountability
