Any infrastructure stimulus bill considered in the future must implement a handful of core principles in order to ensure the best return on the taxpayers’ investment.
Amtrak Unworthy of Stimulus Funding
Years of poor performance and financial mismanagement at Amtrak did not dissuade legislators from providing funding in the first stimulus bill.
The Congressional JSF Caucus: A Logic-Free Zone
Legislators added $1.7 billion worth of earmarks to fund the acquisition of 16 JSFs.
Joint Strike Fighter’s Latest Problem: ODIN
ALIS, the F-35’s logistics system, has long been plagued with technical flaws. A new GAO report has predicted more of the same from its successor.
NASA’s Flawed Mission to the Moon
In an era of flourishing commercial alternatives, NASA should reevaluate the manner in which it pursues space flight.
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Additional Delays for the KC-46
The troubled tanker’s delays will have knock-on effects, raising costs.
The Return of Earmarks is Cancelled, For Now
House Democrats abandoned a plan to return to an open system of earmarking.
Another Year and Additional F-35 Complications
Add one more item to the list of innumerable glitches in Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.
Intractable F-35 Problems Continue
The federal government’s primary weapons tester as well as chief watchdog report on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s poor reliability. The problems are likely to continue unabated.
Senate Omnibus Likely Loaded with Old Earmarks
Nearly all of the programs that received earmarks last year in the relevant appropriations bills were funded again in the Senate omnibus bill. It appears that Senators loaded up the bill with the same old earmarks.