Stories Tagged as
Defense department
How a government agency wastes billions of dollars
by
Adriene Hill
and Mukta Mohan
Dec 28, 2015
The pitfalls of using corporate business practice in government agencies.
Egypt finds alternative to U.S.- made warplanes
by
Noel King
Feb 16, 2015
Egypt's purchase of French fighters could say as much about money as politics
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Why women lag in winning federal contracts
Oct 9, 2014
Women-owned businesses win less than five percent of the government's contract work.
What can the U.S. do to attack ISIS financially?
Sep 12, 2014
Can America effectively damage the fund-raising efforts of a non-state actor?
What a $6 billion anti-terrorist campaign amounts to
by
Scott Tong
Sep 10, 2014
In the larger scheme, a $6 billion investment against ISIS is war on the cheap
How the U.S. pays for its involvement in Iraq
Jun 17, 2014
What does the defense budget already have covered?
Tracking the relationship of the government and Silicon Valley
by
Molly Wood
Aug 1, 2013
Revelations that the government is collecting vast amounts of our personal data from companies like Facebook and Google, is raising questions about the relationship between the feds and the tech industry.
For public good, not for profit.
Freakonomics Radio: Gov't workers gone wild
Jul 17, 2013
The "Encyclopedia of Ethical Failure" catalogs the fiscal, sexual, and mental lapses of federal workers -- all with an eye toward preventing the next big mistake.
Sequester Pentagon cuts start to bite
Jun 28, 2013
The Pentagon starts furloughing 650,000 civilian employees next week.