Council for a Livable World joined 16 other organizations in signing an open letter to Members of Congress asserting that the Pentagon budget does not need to get any bigger, and must be more accountable The full text of the letter follows: March 8, 2019 Dear Representative/Senator: As organizations representing Americans across the […]
Pentagon Undergoes an Audit (Maybe)
By Meyer Thalheimer Last week, Pentagon officials announced that the Department of Defense (DoD) is about to begin its first ever agency-wide audit, claiming that audits will begin in 2018 and then will occur annually, with reports issued every November 15. If this were to actually happen, it would be a milestone for the DoD, […]
How Our Laws Are Made — Or Not
By John Isaacs In textbooks and civic classes, we learn congressional procedures for approving legislation. There are multiple steps in the process — whether it is a tax bill, military budget, health care, financial reform, education policy or climate change. However, as Congress becomes ever more dysfunctional, the civic class curriculum should be tossed out. […]
Summary: Senate Defense Appropriations Chairman’s Mark (FY 2018)
View as PDF Top Line Total Appropriations[1] Net grand total: $643.7 billion (an increase of $51.7 billion from FY 2017) Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO): $64.9 billion Emergency Funding: $4.5 billion (for missile defeat and defense enhancements) Military personnel Active Duty Forces: 1,322,500 Reserves: 816,900 Military Pay Increase: 2.4% (2.1% was requested) Select Nuclear Weapons […]
Analysis of Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Bill: HR 2810
Download PDF version. Treaties: 1. Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty House: Sections 1243 and 1244: Authorizes $25 million to establish a program of record to develop a conventional road-mobile ground-launched cruise missile system that, if tested or deployed, would violate the INF Treaty. Senate: Section 1635: Authorizes $65 million to establish a program of record […]
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