November 16, 2018 - 12:46 — Sean Kennedy
Auditors at the Department of Defense (DOD) have provided a blueprint for underachieving students everywhere: they may have failed the test, but they never expected to pass!
October 23, 2018 - 16:10 — Deborah Collier
One wonders if the “Force” is working against the Department of Defense (DOD) with its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure project (JEDI). The contract bid request that by some estimates could reach $10 billion to build an enterprise-level commercial cloud solution, including Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service, to support the all defense agencies and military branches, has now come under heightened scrutiny by two members of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee.
October 4, 2018 - 16:08 — Sean Kennedy
Citizens Against Government Waste has previously covered the idea of creating a sixth military branch.
The argument in favor of a Space Force is almost entirely without merit. It will increase bureaucracy, add to overhead costs, and complicate existing command structures, all without providing additional capabilities.
July 24, 2018 - 12:23 — CAGW Staff
On June 18, 2018, President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon to begin the process of creating a Space Force. While the idea was praised by some members of Congress, detractors point to concerns about the increased bureaucracy and costs associated with a sixth military branch.
July 24, 2018 - 12:22 — CAGW Staff
When the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) launched on April 26, 2008, it was intended to modernize the Navy and become “the backbone of the future fleet.” After more than a decade, this dream has not come to fruition. In fact, the LCS seems unlikely to be deployed for a second consecutive
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CAGW Recommendations for Trump Administration's Nickel Plan- DOD
November 1, 2018
The Honorable James N. Mattis
Secretary, Department of Defense
1400 Defense Boulevard
Washington, D.C. 20301
Dear Secretary Mattis,
During a meeting on October 17, 2018, President Trump directed you and other members of his Cabinet to cut their department budgets by 5 percent in fiscal year (FY) 2019. With a national debt of more than $21 trillion and the budget deficit soaring to its highest level since 2012, President Trump’s initiative will help to improve fiscal responsibility.