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Public overwhelmingly supports large defense spending cuts

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Young, old, Republicans, Democrats, men, women all say they favor whopping reductions in military spending.

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FACT CHECK: State of the Union

By FactCheck.Org

'Fiscal cliff' ads target candidates in 2014

By Rachael Marcus

FACT CHECK: Foreign policy themed GOP debate full of falsehoods

By FactCheck.Org

Puncturing the hot air balloons on defense spending

By R. Jeffrey Smith

Experienced watchdog appointed for U.S. spending in Afghanistan

By Aaron Mehta

A veteran investigator fills one of ten vacant Inspector General jobs.

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Corruption still threatens U.S. efforts in Afghanistan

By Aaron Mehta

Where are the watchdogs?

By John Solomon

Fraud cases fell while Pentagon contracts surged

By Nick Schwellenbach

Science panel has “low confidence” in Homeland Security’s risk analyses

By Amy Biegelsen

U.S. military admits major war mistakes

By R. Jeffrey Smith

An internal report prepared by the Joint Staff describes failures of leadership and planning in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Failure to secure weapons in Iraq

By The Center for Public Integrity

Methodology

By The Center for Public Integrity

False premise for going to war

By The Center for Public Integrity

Military failure to secure Iraq after invasion

By The Center for Public Integrity

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Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

The cost of a billion-dollar program jumps 14 percent in just the first four months.

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Afghan police training bedeviled by delays

By The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

Government auditor challenges White House account of Afghanistan security

By Richard H.P. Sia

Lost, stolen, sold? Tracking U.S. weapons in Afghanistan

By Te-Ping Chen

Millions of dollars in U.S. aid wasted in Afghanistan

By Zach Toombs

Congress can’t say no to military pay raises

By Zach Toombs

Soldiering now pays much better than civilian work

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Pentagon contract reform: A decades-old conversation

By Nick Schwellenbach

Pentagon weapons test report harder to get since 9/11

By Nick Schwellenbach

Pentagon efforts to straighten out bookkeeping face billion-dollar cost overruns

By Zach Toombs

IMPACT: Panetta pledges to fix substandard schools on military bases

By Kristen Lombardi

Is the Democratic platform in synch with the public on national defense?

By Aaron Mehta and R. Jeffrey Smith

Democratic platform offers hints at how Obama would handle defense in second term.

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Hillary Clinton card, gun violence petition help Democrats build data dossier

By Dave Levinthal

Re-elected, Obama heads back to divided government

By The Associated Press

Senate Dems want tax cuts for businesses that hire

By The Associated Press

The odd debts presidential candidates still owe

By Dave Levinthal

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IG: Afghan fuel records go missing

By Aaron Mehta

New IG report warns of missing data on $475 million in oil

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Government auditor challenges White House account of Afghanistan security

By Richard H.P. Sia

Afghanistan: Where have all the weapons gone?

By Te-Ping Chen

Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

More waste found in Afghanistan as US heads for the exit

By Douglas Birch

More waste found in Afghanistan as US heads for the exit

By Douglas Birch

The US effort in Afghanistan has been repeatedly tainted by poor planning and corruption, says inspector general

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IG: Afghan fuel records go missing

By Aaron Mehta

U.S. official says government wasted $6-8 billion in Iraq reconstruction

By Zach Toombs and Aaron Mehta

Federal courthouse security guards failed to detect mock bombs

By Julie Vorman

Pentagon’s annual financial report still unreliable, inconsistent

By Julie Vorman

Pentagon claims $757 million overbilling by contractor in Afghanistan

By Richard H.P. Sia

Lawmakers are upset that the Pentagon kept giving billions of dollars to a food supplier for U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

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Pentagon negotiates with indicted contractor, despite suspension

By Amy Biegelsen

Early warning

By Alan Green

Overbilling by overseas contractors, plus lax oversight means money is being wasted

By Nick Schwellenbach

Invasion of Iraq, 10 years later

By The Center for Public Integrity

Government auditor challenges White House account of Afghanistan security

By Richard H.P. Sia

A special inspector general discloses that as US forces head for the exit, the Pentagon has not met its goal for enlarging the Afghan force

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IG: Afghan fuel records go missing

By Aaron Mehta

Army's mishandling of Afghanistan police contract boosted costs

By Zach Toombs

Lost, stolen, sold? Tracking U.S. weapons in Afghanistan

By Te-Ping Chen

Afghanistan: Where have all the weapons gone?

By Te-Ping Chen

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