On Tuesday, the Senate Republicans sheepishly unveiled another coronavirus response package - titled Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools. Or the HEALS Act. Coming in with a price tag … READ MORE
Defense
While Pushing for Budget Boost, DoD Left $1 Billion in Foreign Payments Uncollected
For the better part of the last decade, Pentagon official after Pentagon official has testified before Congress about how the Department of Defense (DoD) desperately needs more funding - to … READ MORE
The Pentagon Cooks the Books Kevin Malone Style
[embed]https://youtu.be/SOOlyButK4Q[/embed] In the series finale of The Office, the shortcut accounting strategy of mistake-prone Dunder-Mifflin accountant Kevin Malone is revealed. If the numbers don’t work - just insert a made-up … READ MORE
The 2010s Were a Decade of Endless Spending. What Will the 2020s Be?
It is an unfortunate commentary on the past decade that Americans concerned with the state of the nation’s finances have few heartening reflections to look back upon. A decade that … READ MORE
CBO Looks at DoD Budget Tricks and the Future of Defense Spending
Each year, the Department of Defense issues a Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) report that outlines the long-term budget priorities for the Defense Department. The Congressional Budget Office then examines … READ MORE
How the DoD is More Like Starbucks than Amazon
From clothes, to weapons, to medicine, to food, the Department of Defense (DoD) is responsible for managing “a complex, multibillion-dollar system for delivering commodities and services to U.S. military forces … READ MORE
DoD Racks Up $1 Billion in Improper Payments in its Travel Budget Alone
As the summer travel season winds down, here are some fun facts for you: It’s estimated that 100 million Americans took a summer vacation in 2019Top destinations in 2019 were … READ MORE
Lawmakers Should Learn to Start Worrying and Hate the F-35 program
Once upon a time, there was a military program undertaken by the Department of Defense promising to refit the United States military with fighter jets including an “advanced airframe, … READ MORE