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A Gimmick on the Rise
Read moreUpdate: The American College of Physicians has also called for eliminating the SGR and the sequester and partially paying for them with war savings...
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Prelude to a Trigger
Read moreBoth CBO and OMB in the last week released sequestration reports, technical reports that detail whether the government is adhering to discretionary...
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‘Line’ Items: Playoff Edition
Read morePlayoffs in Full Swing – The Packers packed it in; the Broncos got busted; the Saints went marching out; and Houston had a problem as the NFL Playoffs...
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Defense Cuts in the Flesh, Pt. 2
Read moreAs we mentioned on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta was scheduled to roll out the strategic outline for the Pentagon's future. Earlier today...
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Defense Cuts in the Flesh
Read moreAccording to today's New York Times, a report from Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will be revealed this week on how the Pentagon will meet its...
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We Need a War Spending Cap
Read moreOne of the most popular budget gimmicks in Washington right now is the war savings gimmick. Because CBO assumes that discretionary spending grows with...
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13th and 14th Plans Added to Super Committee Tracker
Read moreTwo more recent recommendations have been added to our Super Committee submissions tracker, dealing with defense and health care. The first comes from...
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Two Letters to the Super Committee on Defense and Medicare
Read moreTwo more submissions have recently been made to the Super Committee, adding to what is becoming an interesting list of ideas for them to draw...
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What Congress Needs to Do in the Next Two Weeks
Read moreCongress has a long checklist of things it has to do by the end of September. On Tuesday, it informally crossed one thing off when the House passed a...
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Wartime Contracting Commission Finds Significant Waste in War Spending
Read moreThe Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, created by Congress in 2008, has issued its final report, showing that there has been...
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Defense Business Board Recommends Military Retirement Changes
Read moreDefense spending is an area within the federal budget where significant savings can be found, and specifically within the military retirement system...
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OMB Asks for Agency Cuts in 2013
Read moreOn OMB's blog, OMB director Jack Lew talked about his instructions to agencies to cut 5 percent off their 2011 budget for their FY 2013 request. In...