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Tag: Effective Procurement

F-35 Lightning II at Edwards AFB

MSU scholars find $21 trillion in unauthorized military spending; DoD to conduct first-ever audit

December 12th, 2017 Andrew Villeneuve Legislative Advocacy, National Defense

Michigan State University economist Mark Skidmore, discussing his team’s startling finding about the Pentagon’s expenditures (MSU scholars find $21 trillion in unauthorized military spending; Defense Department to conduct first-ever audit).

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USS Washington Crest

U.S. Navy christens new submarine named for Washington State

March 5th, 2016 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense
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Transformers artwork

Humanity shouldn’t make autonomous weapons: an open letter from AI & robotics researchers

July 28th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense, Technology

Humanity shouldn’t make autonomous weapons: an open letter from AI & robotics researchers A distinguished group of scientists and researchers involved with physics, computer science,

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F-35 Lightning II at Edwards AFB

Hideously expensive F-35 fighter jet runs into yet more problems

April 27th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense

Hideously expensive F-35 fighter jet runs into yet more problems Auditors working on behalf of the United States Congress have concluded that engines made for

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F-35 Lightning II at Edwards AFB

Is NATO losing its edge on defense?

April 14th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense

Is NATO losing its edge on defense? The BBC talks to several former military leaders and security analysts who worry that the United States and

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Want to save money, Republicans? Let’s reform military procurement

July 28th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, National Defense

Want to save money, Republicans? Let’s reform military procurement Businessweek reports on a problem that progressives have known about for a long time: the Pentagon

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