Dan Grazier
Military Fellow at Project On Government Oversight
A Marine, journalist, and historian rolled into one. Working hard for John Boyd-style military reform at the Stimson Center.
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2 weeks ago |
thehill.com | Dan Grazier
The era of trillion-dollar annual Pentagon budgets is upon us. Members of Congress are likely to increase defense spending by $150 billion through the budget reconciliation process. When added to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense base budget proposal, Pentagon spending will total over $1 trillion a year. There are two factors that virtually guarantee that defense spending will never dip below that mark again. The first is political.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Dan Grazier
The era of trillion-dollar annual Pentagon budgets is upon us. Members of Congress are likely to increase defense spending by $150 billion through the budget reconciliation process. When added to the Trump administration’s fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense , Pentagon spending will total over $1 trillion a year. There are two factors that virtually guarantee that defense spending will never dip below that mark again. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe first is political.
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2 weeks ago |
thespectator.com | Dan Grazier
Donald Trump is presiding over an unprecedented boom in stealth jet production. He announced the F-47 in March and the F-55 in May – alongside upgrades to the F-22 Raptor. He inherited the B-21 Raider project and will make a decision about the Navy’s F/A-XX program. It promises to be a deadly stable of airborne thoroughbreds.
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3 weeks ago |
realcleardefense.com | Dan Grazier
Gutting Military Testing Office May Be the Deadliest Move Yet The DoD will have to rely on biased sources in and outside the services that have approved half-baked weapons, vehicles, and aircraft before Read Full Article »
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3 weeks ago |
responsiblestatecraft.org | Dan Grazier
With the stroke of a pen, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has gutted the Pentagon’s weapon testing office. His order is intended to “eliminate any non-statutory or redundant functions” by reducing the office to 30 civilian employees and 15 assigned military personnel. The order also terminates contractor support for the testing office. The ostensible reason for the change is to save $300 million at a time when billions are being added to the defense budget.
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