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The Solutions column was created to take Dina Rasor's 30-year knowledge of why the government wasn't working and, slice by slice, come up with realistic solutions to fix long-term problems.
The Buying and Selling of the Pentagon (Part II)
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The Buying and Selling of the Pentagon (Part I)
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) For the last seven weeks, we have been running Solutions columns on how to fix the Pentagon. With the DoD budget ballooning …
Contractors Watching Contractors? Where Is the True Oversight? (Part II)
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Contractors Watching Contractors? Where Is the True Oversight? (Part I)
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“The Pentagon Labyrinth”: A New Guide to Reform the Pentagon Even if You Feel Overwhelmed by the Mess (2)
(Image: Lance Page / Truthout) For this week's Solutions column, I am looking at a new handbook, “The Pentagon Labyrinth,” edited by Winslow Wheeler. This handbook is …
Solution: How the Government Can Stop Doing Business With Risky Contractors (2)
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Introduction: The Pentagon's Contractor Fraud Findings
Solution: How the Government Can Stop Doing Business With Risky Contractors
It is very hard for the federal government to have a successful criminal or civil prosecution of their contractors and it is the hardest to do with the Department …
Troops or Private Contractors: Who Does Better in Supplying Our Troops During War?
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Troops or Private Contractors: Who Does Better in Supplying Our Troops During War? Charles M. Smith
Fix the Pentagon Part I: Create an Independent Audit Agency
The Need for a Federal Contract Audit Agency Charles M. Smith
Maybe This Time: Solutions Will Spend the Next Two Months on How to Reform the Pentagon and Cut Its Budget
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) Yesterday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, put out a statement as he released his 2011 National …