Pentagon's accounting shambles may cost an additional $1 billion

By R. Jeffrey Smith

DOD said its books wouldn't be clean until 2017; Panetta wants to move the deadline up

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… Panetta said in a speech at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington. At a House Armed Services Committee hearing Thursday, Panetta announced a new deadline of 2014 for one major f …"

"… n the 2017 deadline was too soon.Rep. Mike Conaway (R-Texas), who chairs a House Armed Services Committee panel examining DOD’s financial management, said that Panetta’s pledge …"

Failure to communicate: Inside the army's doomed quest for the 'perfect' radio

By David Axe

The military's unsuccessful quest for a hi-tech battlefield radio consumes more than $17 billion

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… p weapons tester, cited the soldiers’ complaints in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. He said the ground radio “demonstrated little military utility.”Meanw …"

Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Rhetoric confuses reality, as Obama's defense budget proposal would shift planned spending by less than one percent

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… fter absorbing the cuts, America would still be “immune from coercion.”House Armed Services Committee chairman Buck McKeon (R-Calif.) — the top recipient of defense industry …"

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Pentagon misreports or ignores long-term weapons costs

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Reports to congress ignore or omit long-term weapons costs

Possible nuclear weapons cuts worry Republican lawmakers

By Aaron Mehta and R. Jeffrey Smith

Future arms agreements threaten profitable line of work for defense contracting giants

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… plan as has been reported.”Almost all of the signers were members of the House Armed Services Committee, a group that helps oversee how the nation spends its massive defense …"

"… 2009. $1.89 million of that — roughly 16 percent — went to members of House Armed Services Committee, according to an iWatch analysis of records from the non-profit OpenSecret …"

Will the $55 billion bomber program fly?

By David Axe

The pricetag is at least $55 billion, the design is unsettled and the mission is controversial.

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… military competence and should not be attributed any.” Last spring, the House Armed Services Committee promised to give the Air Force $100 million more than the $197 million it …"

"… n House support: George Behan, a staffer for Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., the House Armed Services Committee's ranking member and a longstanding supporter of Boeing — a potential bo …"

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Another $250 million drink for missile defenses

By Aaron Mehta

An ill-fated program set for termination at the end of 2013 gets new funding

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… ing more funds into a weapon system unlikely to play a real-life role. The House Armed Services Committee has in fact rejected additional funding for the program, a decision t …"

Former U.S. nuclear commander startles with proposal to cut weapons arsenal by 80%

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Squabbling in Washington intensifies as a former nuclear force commander urges 80% reduction in the arsenal.

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… the Defense Department moves toward enactment, however, Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee have already embraced Schwartz’s view, not Cartwright’s. In a bit …"

"… olitical action committees have given $1.89 million just to members of the House Armed Services Committee since the start of the Obama administration.The White House has started to …"

Are nuclear weapons contractors’ millions in campaign contributions buying favors?

By R. Jeffrey Smith

A sizable flow of cash and well-connected lobbyists bolster congressional support for the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… ated factories or laboratories in their states or districts.Members of the House Armed Services Committee this year have sought to erect legislative roadblocks to further reduction …"

"… the Energy Department sought to build for warhead production or processing.House Armed Services Committee chairman Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Cal.) is the top House recipient of f …"

Report: Countrywide won influence with discounts

By The Associated Press

Subprime lender Countrywide bought influence of Washington elite with mortgage discounts

Excerpts from this story referencing "House Armed Services Committee":

"… ethical wrongdoing.—Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, R-Calif., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee.—Rep. Edolphus Towns, D-N.Y., former chairman of the Oversight Committee …"

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