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Analysis
Presidents and DoD Hide Behind Secrecy Shield at Area 51
Longtime POGO fans will remember our work on Area 51. The Federation of American Scientists’ Steven Aftergood recently detailed a May 2005 emergency manual for the F-117A Stealth Fighter, detailing the aircraft’s dimensions, hazards, materials, and “hazardous byproducts of bu...
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Analysis
Democrats Defense Budget Ideas as Ruinous as Republicans’
The Democratic Party’s rhetoric to be “smart and tough” about national security issues, such as the defense budget, is belied by the content of the party’s recommendations. There is literally nothing to distinguish the opposition party’s prescriptions from the ruinous policies...
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Analysis
Who Wrote This Document?
Scott Bloch is the "Mike Brown" of the government's whistleblower protection agency, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.
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AnalysisCosts of All U.S. Major Wars in Table Form
A table showing the costs of all previous major wars involving the United States has been distributed on Capitol Hill by the Congressional Research Service. CDI's Straus Military Reform Project Director Winslow Wheeler summarizes and makes available the data.