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Friday, March 27, 2015

How big is the defense budget? Really?

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And how much defense is it buying? How much money goes to real combat units, Army battalions, Navy warships, Air Force fighters, and how mu...

Thursday, October 31, 2013

How deep does the sequester cut?

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Pretty deep. At least according to Aviation Week. US Military Power ...

Thursday, October 3, 2013

So how hard does sequester hit DoD?

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Hard enough to make the generals flinch, and flinch a lot. According the Aviation Week, the Pentagon figures Congressional deadlock will pe...

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Birds of a Feather, flock together

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NPR came on the clock radio this morning with a tear jerking piece. Since the sequester, civil servants have been taking furloughs, not get...

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Sequester vs NASA

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Aviation Week has Senator Barbara Mikulski as worried about future NASA funding, in the face of the sequester budget cuts. Mikulski fears t...

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Beat the Press

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David Gregory was on air, harassing John Bohner about the sequester. The usual things were said. What Bohner did not say is sorta interes...

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