Defense

Every year, the President’s budget proposal includes a list of potential discretionary program cuts. These programs are those identified by the...

In continuing our discussion of the President's FY 2012 budget proposal, we take a closer look at the recommendations to adjust discretionary spending...

Updated February 10th to include National Infrastructure Bank.* As the budget world waits for the FY 2012 Budget on Monday, some new proposals from...

On Monday, Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) sent a letter to the Chief of Naval Operations calling for the Pentagon to get its finances in order in the face...

With much of Washington talking about how to address our fiscal situation, more specific budget areas are coming into focus. One area that some are...

The independent, non-partisan policy group Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS) released their recommendations for how to reduce the deficit. They...

Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today the specifics for how the Defense Department will reduce spending by $178 over the next five years...

You might have missed it last week if you were preparing to chow down on some turkey, but Our Fiscal Security (OFS)--a joint project of the Economic...

For about a week now, we've been telling critics of the Co-Chairs' Plan to throw ideas, not stones. So, good for Jan Schakowsky. Rep. Schakowsky (D-IL...

Continuing our analysis of the President’s Fiscal Commission Draft Report, let's look at what the Co-Chair proposal does on the spending side of the...

The Bottom Line continues its blog series highlighting our Ten Questions to Ask the Candidates ahead of the mid-term elections. 5. Strengthening...

Yesterday was a big day for getting specific as the National Taxpayers Union and the United States Public Interest Research Group, as well as the...