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Analysts: Mac Win Likely
to Hit Defense Firms Harder

He's got the clout and the will to slash budgets

MarketWatch MarketWatch Sep 6, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The defense industry is generally wary of Democratic wins, but this time around it's a Republican victory that may give military industries—and their investors—a complex, MarketWatch reports. A President Obama would be unlikely to give critics of his foreign policy cred ammunition by slashing defense spending, analysts say, while John McCain has the clout and the Washington know-how to puncture bloated military budgets. More »

 Polluting Pentagon 
 Rebuffs EPA Orders 

Pentagon challenges agency's right to order toxic chemical clean up

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 30, 08 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon is holding out on an Environmental Protection Agency order to clean up pollutants from three military bases where chemicals have become an "imminent and substantial" threat to the public health and environment, the Washington Post reports. The Defense Department also won’t sign contracts to clean up 12 other military sites listed among the most polluted areas in the US. Instead, it has sought federal backing to deny the EPA’s power to issue such orders. More »

Top Engineers Shun Military

Costs soar as sought-after
project managers
head for private sector

New York Times New York Times Jun 25, 08 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Greater "geek cachet" and higher pay is diverting engineering managers from the military into places like Microsoft and Google, the New York Times reports. The result is a dearth of  managers overseeing military projects, which government investigators largely blame for long delays and $295 billion in cost overruns. The shortage has forced the military to increasingly rely on consultants, who often lack the skills and incentive to hold down spending. More »

More about:  Google • Microsoft • Pentagon • military • engineering • military recruits • Pentagon waste

 Pentagon Big Guns Late,
 Way Over Budget 

Overruns hit $295B, says GAO report

Washington Post Washington Post Apr 1, 08 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some 95 of the Pentagon's biggest weapons systems are a total of $295 billion over budget and arrive an average of 2 years late, according to the Government Accountability Office. But GAO auditors say the Pentagon is getting sloppier, not better, reports the Washington Post . "It's taking longer and costing more," says a GAO director. More »

Nader Begins White House Bid

Dems intend full-court press to keep potential spoiler off the ballot

Associated Press Associated Press Feb 24, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose third-party candidacy many thought handed George W. Bush the presidency in 2000, announced this morning that he will again make a bid for the White House, reports MSNBC. In a Meet the Press interview , he cited America's fatigue with mainstream parties and his belief that current candidates weren't addressing Pentagon waste, labor rights, and corporate crime . More »

More about:  Republican • Democrats • Ralph Nader • Pentagon waste • Independent Party • third-party campaign • corporate crime

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