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Defense Spending Bait and Switch Article
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen prepare to testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Defense Department's budget earlier this year. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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.

Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley

Avoiding Eisenhower’s Worst Fear Article
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to students at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on May 7, 2010. (AP/Defense Department)

Avoiding Eisenhower’s Worst Fear

Recent speeches from Secretary Gates show he’s starting to argue what CAP has said all along—budget reform can strengthen the military and the economy, write Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, and Sean Duggan.

Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, Sean Duggan

A Dangerous Reliance on Defense Contractors Article
Blackwater security contractors are seen inside a helicopter above central Baghdad, Iraq. (AP/Khalid Mohammed)

A Dangerous Reliance on Defense Contractors

President Obama appears not to have learned from his predecessor’s mistakes in relying on contractors for intelligence, a practice that needs to change, writes Sean Duggan.

Sean Duggan

Putting the Coast Guard Out to Sea Article

Putting the Coast Guard Out to Sea

Despite the pressing need to cut government spending, under Under President Obama’s spending proposal all the nation’s military services are set to see their budgets increase except the Coast Guard.

Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan

Slimming Down the Defense Budget Article
Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget on February 2, 2010. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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.

Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley, Sean Duggan

The United States Needs All Troops Article
President Barack Obama called for the end of

The United States Needs All Troops

Sean Duggan lauds Obama's remarks on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and says we cannot afford to keep talented and patriotic men and women from serving their country in the military.

Sean Duggan

Overall Strategy Is Needed Article

Overall Strategy Is Needed

Lawrence J. Korb, Laura Conley and Sean Duggan tackle President Barack Obama's many pressing national security decisions that stem from our growing involvement in Afghanistan.

Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley

Integrating Security Report
The Obama administration faces an array of security challenges, and success will depend on ensuring its policies live up to our shared values and how ably it can draw on the U.S. government's full capabilities and tear down the bureaucratic boundaries between agencies. (AP/Kevin L. Moses, Sr.)

Integrating Security

Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, and Laura Conley present a new progressive agenda for national security in this report.

Lawrence J. Korb, Sean Duggan, Laura Conley

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