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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.
Stephen Semler Sep 22, 2023
Gallego Opposes Progressives on Cutting Pentagon Budget

Gallego Opposes Progressives on Cutting Pentagon Budget

In repeated votes, Gallego has sided against amendments from his Progressive Caucus colleagues that would have reduced the Department of Defense budget by 10%.
Donald Shaw Jan 24, 2023
Lockheed-Funded Granger Vows to Protect Defense Spending

Lockheed-Funded Granger Vows to Protect Defense Spending

Republican Rep. Kay Granger, the number one recipient of defense sector donations in the House and a "vocal supporter" of the over-budget F-35 fighter program, will chair the House Committee on Appropriations.
David Moore Jan 13, 2023
House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History

House to Vote on the Largest Defense Budget in History

House progressives have again introduced amendments to significantly reduce the massive Pentagon budget of at least $768 billion.
David Moore Sep 23, 2021

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