Sam Klug

Defense Cuts After the Debt Deal Article

A U.S. naval submarine leaves Naval Station Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. The missing man sculpture at Hickam Air Force Base overlooks Naval Station Pearl Harbor. The bases, located next door to each other, were merged to be more efficient and to cut cost. The Pentagon identified $178 billion in savings from such efficiencies. (AP/Eugene Tanner)

Defense Cuts After the Debt Deal

Several organizations and individuals across the political spectrum have put out plans to reduce defense spending, and many of their suggested cuts overlap.

Aug 11, 2011

Lawrence J. Korb, Sam Klug, Alex Rothman

U.S. Military Needs a Stronger Sexual Assault Policy In the News

U.S. Military Needs a Stronger Sexual Assault Policy

It is the height of irresponsibility for DOD not to have a strong policy to combat sexual assault in the military, write Lawrence J. Korb and Sam Klug

Jul 27, 2011

Lawrence J. Korb, Sam Klug

Failing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Would Threaten National Security Article

A blind veteran is assisted by a rehab specialist as he leaves the Veterans Administration hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Veterans health care as well as education, training, and employment for the high numbers of veterans out of work would be put at risk if the debt limit isn't raised. (AP/Charlie Riedel)

Failing to Raise the Debt Ceiling Would Threaten National Security

Lawrence J. Korb and Sam Klug outline what’s at risk if Congress fails to increase the debt limit.

Jul 14, 2011

Lawrence J. Korb, Sam Klug

Misplaced Priorities in the F-35 Engine Debate Article

President Barack Obama, left, and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, right, are fighting against Congress to rein in government spending on the alternate engine to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane, which Gates has called an “unnecessary and extravagant expense.” (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Misplaced Priorities in the F-35 Engine Debate

A controversy over a wasteful piece of military spending distracts from a bigger issue at play in the negotiations over the National Defense Authorization Act, writes Sam Klug.

Jun 17, 2011

Sam Klug