by James Fite | Mar 8, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
A package of six full-year funding bills has cleared the US House ahead of the Friday deadline. After a fourth continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024, Friday, March 8 was the deadline to either pass the first half of the 12 annual spending bills, punt with yet...
by James Fite | Mar 1, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Opinion, Politics
February 29 was a special day, and not just because it only comes around every four years. It’s also the day lawmakers in Congress were able to set aside their partisan differences just long enough to pass an emergency stopgap funding bill to defer the dreaded...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 18, 2024 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Opinion, Politics
The US Army, often complaining about being on the short end of the funding stick, just canceled one of its cutting-edge programs after spending $2 billion. The Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) was to have been a crucial part of a new family of vertical...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 2, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Ukraine has found fraud in funding support provided by the United States. Shocking. Ammunition-starved Ukrainian troops struggle with Russian invaders on the front line, deprived of mortar and other artillery shells. At the same time, crooked Ukrainian officials are...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 22, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
It was just a matter of time before doubts would be raised about how aid to Ukraine is being used. The White House fought Congress on establishing a special inspector general to ensure US tax dollars were spent appropriately and as designated. There was always a...