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Defense Spending Bait and Switch
Congress says it supports budget cuts to unnecessary programs, but needs to act on it, write Lawrence Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley.
Quadrennial Defense Review Fails to Match Resources to Priorities
Lawrence J. Korb, Sean E. Duggan, and Laura Conley analyze the Obama administration’s first Quadrennial Defense Review and find it lacking in several areas.
Slimming Down the Defense Budget
The Defense Department will need to begin cutting unnecessary and underperforming programs to bring the budget under control, write Lawrence Korb, Laura Conley, and Sean Duggan.
A Jet Even the Military Doesn't Want
The F-22 isn't useful in Afghanistan or Iraq. Why would Congress order more? Lawrence Korb and Krisila Benson in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Credible Missile Defenses Needed
North Korea’s latest saber-rattling shows we need reliable antimissile defenses for real threats, writes Andrew Grotto.Ending Unneeded Weapons Programs: Outmoded and overpriced weapons programs have no place in the supplemental funding bills for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, writes Sean Duggan.
Restructuring the Weapon Acquisition System : CAP Action's Rudy deLeon testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the problems and failures in the military contracting process.
Getting the Defense Budget Under Control: Gates’ budget shows much needed responsibility, and follows recommendations that CAP has been making for the past four years, writes Lawrence J. Korb.
Fact Sheet on Proposed Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget : A fact sheet from CAP explains how Secretary of Defense Robert Gates's proposed budget for FY2010 will affect defense capabilities, jobs, and servicemembers.
Obama’s Defense Budget Is on Target: The $534 billion the president proposed for defense spending is adequate to maintain troop quality and infrastructure, and modernize the force, writes Lawrence Korb.
Design Your Own Defense Budget: Use our new tool to examine key military programs and decide for yourself how the defense budget should be made.
Reforming Weapon Systems Acquisition: The Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act could rein in Defense Department spending, writes Krisila Benson.
Getting the United States Out of Iraq: Lawrence J. Korb responds to President Obama's Iraq plan, whether it is likely to spur political action in Iraq, and whether we will be ready to leave in August 2010.
Restoring Military Power: Lawrence Korb and Max Bergmann outline a new strategic direction to prepare the U.S. military to face 21st century challenges.