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Analysis
Wounded Soldiers’ Pay: A Financial Management Horror Story
In today’s Pentagon, it is not enough that soldiers are injured in operations in Iraq and Afghanistan; the Army has taken it upon itself to further torment wounded soldiers by declaring them AWOL and/or putting them in debt. A new report, summarized and made available by Winsl...
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Analysis
Boeing Tanker Imbroglio
With Congress preparing to approve the final version of the Department of Defense Appropriations bill in upcoming weeks, it is prudent to remind taxpayers that ideas the Pentagon advertises as urgent and essential can, upon inspection, turn out to be wasteful, unnecessary, and...
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Analysis
Congress and Katrina Oversight
Both Republicans and Democrats are well into their finger-pointing over the horrors in New Orleans in early September. The nation’s capital has been awash with proposals to study the disaster and lay blame. In this insightful essay, Straus Military Reform Project Director Wins...
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Analysis
Paying For Their Mistakes
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are costing much more than anyone predicted; costs are even surpassing the expectations of the initial critics. Unfortunately, there is yet a long way to go. The bad news is: that’s not the bad news. With help from some excellent investigations...
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Analysis
Not Rocket Science: U.S. Defense Reform Needs Leadership, Oversight
In the Sept. 19 issue of Defense News, Winslow Wheeler, director of the Straus Military Reform Project, addresses the failure of people purporting to "reform" the Defense Department to get to the real issues. It is not inconceivable that today's so-called military re...