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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 25, 2013
The Pentagon Can Take the Cut
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the Joint Chiefs of Staff have been making the rounds in Washington to try to avert the cuts from sequestration, but many defense experts think their warnings are overblown and the Pentagon can adapt to a smaller budget.
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Topics: National Security
February 22, 2013
How the F-35 Became Too Big to Kill
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is 70 percent over its initial budget and seven years behind schedule, but it’s in no danger of being cut.
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Topics: National Security
February 21, 2013
Pentagon Slams Sequestration, Gives F-22 Another $6.9 Billion Same Day
On Wednesday, Pentagon officials took to news programs to emphasize the consequences of sequestration. On the same day the Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin an additional $6.9 billion for “F-22 modernization,” according to an article in TIME’s Battleland.
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Topics: National Security
February 20, 2013
GAO Report Reveals $2 Billion Cost Jump for MOX
A recent GAO report has revealed that the projected cost of the Mixed Oxide Fuel (MOX) nuclear facility has increased by $2 billion, another in a long line of NNSA projects that are behind schedule and vastly over budget.
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Topics: National Security
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