Trade-Offs Needed to Enhance U.S. Soft Power
The U.S. government needs to develop a unified national security budget that allows the president and the Congress to make trade-offs like these.
Fact Sheet: $440 billion Can be Trimmed from Military Budget Over a 10-year Period Without Compromising National Security
“We can make cuts to the military budget without compromising our national security. The Unified Security Budget shows how to cut Pentagon spending to the levels required by sequestration, but still invest in programs that strengthen national security.” – Miriam Pemberton, Institute for Policy Studies
New Report: Unified Security Budget Task Force Recommends Spending Reforms to Strengthen National Security, Reduce the Deficit
Narrows Funding Gap Between Offense and Prevention to Strengthen Security, Reduce Deficit, Create Jobs
The 800,000 Government Jobs Republicans Won’t Cut
Dick Cheney and House Republicans claim military spending cuts will hurt the country, but most of the pain will be in military contractors’ pockets.
Military Spending is the Weakest Job Creator
A study commissioned by the largest defense industry trade association says that military spending creates jobs. The facts, however, indicate otherwise.
Panel: A Unified Security Budget for the United States
Please join keynote speaker Thomas R. Nides, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, for a discussion of the Obama administration’s national security budget for the United States. Deputy Nides has been at the forefront of pushing for new, innovative budget measures for State and USAID operations.
Will Panetta Help the State Department?
It is official U.S. doctrine that defense, diplomacy and development are co-equal contributors to our security.
The End of the Sacred Cow
Over the last decade, military spending has nearly doubled. We have a bold vision about ending waste in the vast military budget, and providing a road map on how to shift security resources more effectively.
New Report Outlines Bold Changes to the Security Budget, as Gates Makes Way for Panetta
As President Obama asks Republicans to cut “sacred cows” from the budget and make security budget cuts, report discusses ways to shift our security resources.
The Breakdown: In an Age of Austerity, Can’t the US Cut the Military Budget?
The US maintains the most expansive and expensive military on the planet. More than half of the annual budget goes towards “defense.” But in the ongoing debates about the appropriate austerity measures to take, cuts to military spending have been insufficiently prioritized.
