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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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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.
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Names Like “Nine Fingers” and Dusty Foggo Make Even Gov’t Contracting Interesting
A resource from POGO.org
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Analysis
New CRS Report on the Rising Cost of Wars
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has just released a new report on the past and possible future costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Pending Congress’ action on the new emergency supplemental, which will complete fiscal year 2006 expenses, the costs will be up to...
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Analysis
Homeland Security “Gag” Orders for Guards
Congressional Quarterly has the latest (hat tip: Justin Rood) on the now-year-long saga of gag oaths--known as "non-disclosure agreements"--at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).