The DPA has become the president’s pet executive authority, and could kick-start American energy manufacturing. But funding is scant and largely controlled by the Pentagon.
Defense Department
Posted inAmerica and the World
More Money for Ukraine? How About Having the Pentagon Cover It?
The senselessness of continual supplemental war requests when the Defense Department already has an insanely large budget
Posted inLaw and Justice
House Democrats Grill Pentagon About Sexual Assault Tracking
Citing Prospect reporting, Reps. Katie Porter and Jackie Speier want to know whether the military is improving its sexual crimes database.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Gulf States’ Tech Play
Saudi Arabia and the UAE use prodigious investments in technology firms as a political weapon.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Has the Biden Administration Hired 28 People With Ties to Saudi Arabia and the UAE?
The D.C. Blob just can’t quit Gulf cash.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Bloomberg’s Military Investments Unknown as He Heads to Pentagon Position
The billionaire former mayor was tapped to chair the Defense Innovation Board, a go-between for the military and Silicon Valley.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Eternal Recurrence of Defense Contractor Price-Gouging
For the second time in three years, TransDigm has been caught ripping off the Pentagon for millions of dollars. Will there finally be some accountability?
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Great American Ammunition Conspiracy
Two companies are at the root of the current shortage.
Posted inPolitics
Fighting Extremism in the U.S. Military
The Pentagon is only starting to come to grips with a serious problem.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why We Must Monitor the Sale of Surveillance Tech
Learning about the Pentagon’s drone program through FOIA requests and public filings