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NEWS ABOUT: Pentagon waste

Pentagon waste stories: 7 news summaries

Contractors Targeted in Pentagon Cuts

Gates aims to have procurement staff employed directly by Pentagon

Apr 7, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon's new budget proposal cuts the role of private contractors by a third—back to pre-9/11 levels—the Washington Post reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to replace tens of thousands of contracted workers with people employed directly by the Pentagon, especially among the vast workforce tasked with buying... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • contractors • US military • Department of Defense • procurement • Pentagon waste

Gates Axes F-22 in Pentagon Budget Overhaul

Defense sec cuts deep, readies dep't for this century's wars

Apr 6, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates today recommended halting production of the F-22 fighter jet and scrapping a new helicopter for the president as he outlined deep cuts to many of the military's biggest weapons programs. Gates said his $534 billion budget proposal represents a "fundamental overhaul" in defense acquisition... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • budget • Department of Defense • defense secretary • procurement • Pentagon waste • Obama administration • President Obama

Analysts: Mac Win Likely
to Hit Defense Firms Harder

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

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,... More »

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John McCain • fighter jet • US military • Defense Industry • Army contracts • military spending • Pentagon waste • military equipment

 Polluting Pentagon 
 Rebuffs EPA Orders 

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

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... More »

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environment • Pentagon • public health • Environmental Protection Agency • pollutants • Department of Defense • Pentagon waste • hazardous chemicals

Top Engineers Shun Military

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

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.... More »

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Google • military • Pentagon • Microsoft • engineering • military recruits • Pentagon waste

 Pentagon Big Guns Late,
 Way Over Budget 

Overruns hit $295B, says GAO report

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... More »

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Pentagon • Lockheed Martin • Government Accountability Office • Future Combat Systems • Pentagon waste • new weapons systems • Littoral Combat Ship • Joint Strike Fighter

Nader Begins White House Bid

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

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... More »

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Democrats • Republican • Ralph Nader • Independent Party • third-party campaign • corporate crime • labor rights • Pentagon waste

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