Defense

The war savings gimmick is back! As the debate over how to offset a permanent "doc fix" to Medicare's Sustainable Growth Rate formula heats up, the...

One of the most contentious provisions in the Ryan-Murray budget agreement that became the Bipartisan Budget Act was a provision that reduced cost-of...

Military personnel costs continue to increase as a share of the defense budget. One of the fastest growing components is military health care, where...

Among the many things we noted yesterday on the blog about the omnibus appropriations bill was the similarity between war spending in the bill and in...

Among the elements of the budget deal that passed Congress last month was a small $6 billion change to the way military pensions are calculated for...

As CRFB has explained in a recent analysis, the Bipartisan Budget Act under consideration in the Senate would replace a portion of the mindless...

On Tuesday, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan announced a budget deal that set discretionary spending levels for the next two years, removed some...

Replacing the sequester will be an important item on the conference committee's agenda, and it may also be the most difficult. Right now, the two...

As lawmakers look to replace the sequester with smarter deficit reduction, it may be tempting to look for easy ways out. Unfortunately in recent...

Although the possibility of a US military strike on Syria is now in question, the possibility has also led to public statements regarding the...

Over the weekend, President Obama made his widely anticipated remarks on the conflict of Syria, making his case for taking military action against the...

In today's Washington Post, former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta criticizes the limited effort so far in replacing sequestration. Panetta...