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Opinion / Reform

Bad Idea: Ending “Finsta”

There is a national security imperative in not only making sure social media platforms are regulated, but that they are done so properly in a way that enhances, rather than thwarts, the free and open discourse that our democracy relies on.

December 10, 2021 — Devi Nair
Opinion / Budget

Bad Idea: Beginning the Fiscal Year on October 1

Continuing to start the fiscal year on October 1 will only perpetuate the current pattern of delayed appropriations and DoD programs, writes Robert Hale.

December 3, 2021 — The Honorable Robert F. Hale
Analysis / Budget, Strategy

Defense Budget Priorities for the Biden Administration

The Biden administration will shape its defense plans in the midst of the ongoing Covid-19 threat and historically large federal deficits. Seamus Daniels explores the budget landscape and potential priorities for the new Defense Department leadership.

February 2, 2021 — Seamus P. Daniels
Opinion / Budget

Bad Idea: Considering the Debt a Threat to National Security

Austerity hawks who focus overly much on the size of the national debt as an indicator of national security strength are missing the bigger picture. Expected interest rate hikes haven’t materialized, and instead the U.S. is missing opportunities for long-term investment.

December 18, 2020 — Gregory Sanders
Acting Defense Secretary briefs press
Opinion / Strategy

Bad Idea: Treating “The Pentagon” and “The White House” as if They Were People

Using “the Pentagon” or “the White House” as if they were actors in the political process risks misleading readers from what is going on.

December 1, 2020 — Mark Cancian
Analysis / Budget, Reform

The Pentagon is moving money to pay for Trump’s border wall. Here are the consequences.

On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper notified members of Congress that he would take $3.6 billion from military construction projects to build 175 more miles of wall along the U.S. border with Mexico.

September 6, 2019 — Alice Hunt Friend
Analysis / Budget

Goodbye Sequestration, Hello Deficits: How the Budget Deal Sticks Our Children with the Bill

The new budget deal adds $1.6 trillion to the deficit over the next ten years, a bill the current generation has no intention of paying and which it happily sends to its children and grandchildren.

August 3, 2019 — Mark Cancian
Analysis / Budget

How Would Sequestration Impact DoD in FY 2020?

Congress will likely pursue a budget agreement that raises the Budget Control Act spending limits from their original levels for FY 2020. If they fail, the Department of Defense faces sequestration for the first time since 2013.

May 15, 2019 — Seamus P. Daniels
Opinion / Budget

The Pentagon’s 2020 Budget Could Be Collateral Damage In Trump’s Battles With Congress

The Fiscal Year 2020 budget that the Trump administration released Monday embroils the Department of Defense in many confrontations with the Congress. The DOD will be dragged into a series of political confrontations and may end up as collateral damage.

March 12, 2019 — Mark Cancian, sdaniels, via Forbes
Opinion / Strategy

Bad Idea: Putting Congress in the Chain of Command for Nuclear Weapons

Some legislators have pushed to restrict the president from launching preemptive nuclear strikes without the authorization of Congress. While proponents of congressional authorization hope that it will reduce tensions, it will only serve to increase the risks of accidental or inadvertent escalation.

December 4, 2017 — Eric Jacobson, defense360
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