News | War & Peace Just 11 Senators Voted for a 10 Percent Cut to Military Spending The National Defense Authorization Act would authorize $886 billion in military spending for the coming fiscal year. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 28, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Sanders Files NDAA Amendment Cutting Budget of Audit-Failing Pentagon by 10% The proposals also penalize the agency if it does not pass another audit. It has already failed five in a row. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams July 18, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace Sanders Bill Would Force Pentagon to Pass Audit — or Return Part of Its Budget In December, the Pentagon was unable to account for more than 60 percent of its $3.5 trillion in total assets. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 22, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | War & Peace If We Don’t Rein In Pentagon Spending Now, It Will Keep Increasing in the Future The $886 billion hike in military spending may prove just a floor, not a ceiling, on what will be allocated next year. By Julia Gledhill & William D. Hartung , TomDispatch June 20, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | War & Peace Lawmakers Will Use Loopholes to Dodge Pentagon Funding Caps, Experts Say A likely forthcoming emergency supplemental for Ukraine aid is the prime candidate for a “bonus” military budget. By Connor Echols , ResponsibleStatecraft June 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Pocan Urges McCarthy to Take Action as House Speaker Chides Pentagon Waste Rep. Mark Pocan tweeted that Kevin McCarthy should “bring our 'Audit the Pentagon' bill to the floor." By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams June 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Sanders Leads Senate Call to Investigate Price-Gouging Military Contractors Even as it claims to oppose wasteful spending, the GOP pushes for more military funding in debt ceiling talks. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 25, 2023 Truthout
News | War & Peace US Spent $1.1 Trillion of Federal Discretionary Money on Militarism in Past Year This left less than two-fifths of the discretionary budget for public health, education, the environment, and more. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Former Top Pentagon Official Reveals Brazen Defense Contractor Price Gouging “The gouging that takes place is unconscionable,” said a former top negotiator for Raytheon and, later, the Pentagon. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout May 22, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP Demands Larger Pentagon Budget Amid Continued Push to Slash Aid Programs Republicans are reportedly demanding even stricter work requirements than they originally proposed for SNAP recipients. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams May 22, 2023 Truthout