Defense

There has been a lot of talk about the sequester in recent weeks as the latest in a long line of fiscal stand-offs ensues in Washington. In FY 2013...

Update: This post has been updated as of February 27, 2013 to reflect new proposals from the Senate Republicans With time running out before the...

Recently, former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) was nominated to succeed Leon Panetta as the Secretary of Defense. He would likely be presented a...

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) is known for going after government inefficiencies, whether it's lauching the GAO's comprehensive review of federal agencies...

Last week, a letter from six organizations--the AARP, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American...

First off, CRFB would like to congratulate President Obama and all of those who were elected and re-elected to the Senate and the House. CRFB is...

Tonight is the last presidential debate with questions focused on foreign policy, but it would be a mistake to forget about debt. Our foreign policy...

Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) yesterday released his " Wastebook" for 2012, a laundry list of government waste and inefficiency. Coburn finds 100 examples...

Yesterday the group Taxpayers for Common Sense released a report with over $2 trillion in deficit reduction. The report, "Sliding Past the Sequester,"...

Yesterday, a group of six senators from both parties signed a letter to Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell...

The second of four Strengthening of America—Our Children's Future forums was held today on national security and the national debt. The event featured...

Lawmakers, policy experts, and affected industries are righly concerned about the sequester that will hit both defense and non-defense spending across...