Department of Defense
Who Says Bipartisanship Is Dead? Not The Pentagon
Politicians from both major parties continue to throw billions at a corrupt, unaccountable institution. No, not AIG. The Department of Defense.
April 2, 2009 | Read More
Lobbying For Lobbyists
President Obama’s new rules against lobbyists in his administration aren’t just inadequate, they’re also optional.
January 22, 2009 | Read More
Turn, Turn, Turn: The Revolving Door Spins
Will a single senator dare to oppose yet another Washington retread trying to walk back through the revolving door between government and big business?
January 16, 2009 | Read More
Obama Reality Check–Pentagon Revolving Door Edition
Moving from the Pentagon to a major arms manufacturer and back again. It’s so easy!
January 7, 2009 | Read More
Paring The Pentagon
Defense contractors are the kings of pay-to-play politics. That’s why the Pentagon won’t face the budget axe–or even Obama’s famous “scalpel”–anytime soon.
January 7, 2009 | Read More
Obama Reality Check - Pentagon Waste Edition
Obama says he’ll go line-by-line to cut federal spending. He could start by killing a $65 billion Pentagon boondoggle. But he’ll have to beat back bought-off members of Congress to do it.
December 11, 2008 | Read More
Pentagon Blood Suckers
Once again, the Pentagon proves it is the most evil bureaucracy on the planet.
November 25, 2008 | Read More
Where’s Our Harry Truman?
During World War II, then Senator Truman waged a nonstop battle against defense contracting fraud and saved the country $15 billion (in 1940s dollars). In honor of Veteran’s Day, we thought we’d ask: are there any Harry Trumans in Congress fighting today’s war profiteers?
November 11, 2008 | Read More
Don’t Worry, We Won’t Invade Your Country Without Good Reason
A story out in today’s NY Times reveals that back in 2004, the Bush administration gave the Pentagon the green light to breach the borders of sovereign countries in pursuit of suspected terrorists. But, never fear, the government says it has “high standards” for the intelligence it uses to justify these attacks. Gee, that’s reassuring.
November 10, 2008 | Read More
Pigs Fly? The Pentagon Cuts A Bloated Program
Last week, something truly bizarre happened in Washington. The Department of Defense actually trimmed a wasteful military contract. But this is the Pentagon we’re talking about. Weapons systems never die. They just get re-bid. And defense contractors like Boeing are already lining up.
October 20, 2008 | Read More
