The announcement last week that women now comprise 40 percent of the primary ‘breadwinners’ in American households unleashed the usual reflexive responses.
Alphabet Soup: PAUCs, APUCs, URFs, Cost Variances and Other Pricing Dodges
Part 2 of 5
The cost of an F-35 is currently increasing, more than likely to remain high, and very unlikely to even approach the low levels being articulated by Pentagon managers and documents.
But F-35 costs are clouded by …
Vegetarians May Live Longer
Oil’s Well That Ends Well
Scandal, Storms and Weiner: The Best Political Photos in May
Growing Concern Over Hagel’s Strategic Choices and Management Review
It seems the Pentagon‘s Strategic Choices and Management Review, ordered by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel more than two months ago, is taking longer than originally anticipated. Some say the whole review is in trouble.
If so, …
America’s First Atheist Monument is a 1,500-Pound Granite Bench
And weirdly, it owes its existence to the Ten Commandments.
Remembering the Midway
Retired U.S. Navy Lt. George Bernstein, 89, at the 71st Battle of Midway commemoration ceremony in San Diego June 1.
Are Pentagon Civilians Really Behind the Pentagon’s Money Woes?
On Monday, 25 defense analysts from several think tanks announced that they agree on three areas in U.S. military spending where money can be saved: closing down unnecessary military bases and facilities, reforming military …
Revealed: The One Big Secret to Successful Haggling
Few people have mastered the art of the haggle. It all starts with avoiding round numbers
“U.S. policy is to reduce dependence on nuclear weapons, which entails increasing dependence on conventional capabilities. This policy incentivizes prospective adversaries to develop or modernize nuclear weapons to offset U.S. conventional superiority.”
The Enemy of My Enemy…Remains My Enemy
‘Powerhouse Fire’ Scorches Angeles National Forest
California officials ordered more than 1,000 homes to be evacuated Monday as firefighters battled to contain a blaze that has burned nearly 30,000 acres, according to KTLA.