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Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan
Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of it.
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House Dems offer new limit for DoD’s border wall ‘slush fund’
House Democrats have announced a bill to sharply limit the Pentagon’s authority to reprogram military construction funds.
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Defense firm’s ‘excess profits’ land in Congress’s crosshairs
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is probing excess profits by defense contractor TransDigm.
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For Shanahan, it looks like a rocky road to defense secretary
Key Democrats are signaling that Patrick Shanahan, the acting defense secretary who was informally nominated for the permanent role last week, will face tough questioning.
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Democrats’ budget plan includes a 3.1 percent pay raise for troops
If approved, the 3.1 percent pay boost would be the largest for troops since 2010.
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All hail the new king: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 13, 2019: Patrick Shanahan’s nomination, Iran, North Korea, military nicknames.
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Storm-ravaged bases wait on Washington for repair money
Hundreds of millions of repair dollars are at stake for several stateside military bases.
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Dems warn Shanahan new border actions could break civil-military law
Key senators are asking the defense secretary to stick to a ban on troops performing law enforcement roles.
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Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
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Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen military assistance
U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has survived a critical vote in the Senate, shifting the fight to the nascent defense policy and appropriations bills.
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Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan
Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of it.
-
House Dems offer new limit for DoD’s border wall ‘slush fund’
House Democrats have announced a bill to sharply limit the Pentagon’s authority to reprogram military construction funds.
-
Defense firm’s ‘excess profits’ land in Congress’s crosshairs
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is probing excess profits by defense contractor TransDigm.
-
For Shanahan, it looks like a rocky road to defense secretary
Key Democrats are signaling that Patrick Shanahan, the acting defense secretary who was informally nominated for the permanent role last week, will face tough questioning.
-
Democrats’ budget plan includes a 3.1 percent pay raise for troops
If approved, the 3.1 percent pay boost would be the largest for troops since 2010.
-
All hail the new king: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 13, 2019: Patrick Shanahan’s nomination, Iran, North Korea, military nicknames.
-
Storm-ravaged bases wait on Washington for repair money
Hundreds of millions of repair dollars are at stake for several stateside military bases.
-
Dems warn Shanahan new border actions could break civil-military law
Key senators are asking the defense secretary to stick to a ban on troops performing law enforcement roles.
-
Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
-
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen military assistance
U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has survived a critical vote in the Senate, shifting the fight to the nascent defense policy and appropriations bills.
-
Elizabeth Warren targets military-industrial complex in new plan
Elizabeth Warren railed at the military-industrial complex, and Patrick Shanahan as a symptom of it.
-
House Dems offer new limit for DoD’s border wall ‘slush fund’
House Democrats have announced a bill to sharply limit the Pentagon’s authority to reprogram military construction funds.
-
Defense firm’s ‘excess profits’ land in Congress’s crosshairs
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is probing excess profits by defense contractor TransDigm.
-
For Shanahan, it looks like a rocky road to defense secretary
Key Democrats are signaling that Patrick Shanahan, the acting defense secretary who was informally nominated for the permanent role last week, will face tough questioning.
-
Democrats’ budget plan includes a 3.1 percent pay raise for troops
If approved, the 3.1 percent pay boost would be the largest for troops since 2010.
-
All hail the new king: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 13, 2019: Patrick Shanahan’s nomination, Iran, North Korea, military nicknames.
-
Storm-ravaged bases wait on Washington for repair money
Hundreds of millions of repair dollars are at stake for several stateside military bases.
-
Dems warn Shanahan new border actions could break civil-military law
Key senators are asking the defense secretary to stick to a ban on troops performing law enforcement roles.
-
Let’s start our own defense company: PODCAST
Defense Nerds podcast for May 6: Feres doctrine, Yemen war veto, sonobuoys, clapping for Mike Pence.
-
Senate fails to override Trump veto on Yemen military assistance
U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has survived a critical vote in the Senate, shifting the fight to the nascent defense policy and appropriations bills.



