The Trump administration has denied a request from the Federation of American Scientists to disclose the size of the US nuclear weapons stockpile and the number of dismantled warheads.
Read moreAny time a US federal agency proposes a major action that “has the potential to cause significant effects on the natural or human environment,” they must complete an…
Read morePrevious GAO reports haven’t been particularly encouraging of the Missile Defense Agency’s progress, but this year’s report was especially incriminating.
Read morePresident Trump personally released the long-overdue Missile Defense Review today, and despite the document's assertion that “Missile Defenses are Stabilizing,” the MDR promotes a posture that is anything but.
Read moreIsrael has deleted several military facilities from its official map by replacing them with fake farms, deserts, or paint splotches.
Read moreGovernment agencies may remove or omit budget information from their public financial statements and may present expenditures that are associated with one budget line item as if they were associated…
Read moreIn an apparent departure from “generally accepted accounting principles,” federal agencies will be permitted to publish financial statements that are altered so as to protect information on classified spending from…
Read moreFor the first time in its history, the Department of Defense is now undergoing a financial audit. The audit, announced last December, is itself a…
Read more“I hate the stuff that shows up in the press,” said Gen. John E. Hyten, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, at a congressional hearing on nuclear…
Read moreGovernment oversight can take diverse forms even among Western democracies. A new report from the Law Library of Congress surveys the mechanisms of parliamentary oversight of…
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