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Important piece from Ari Tolany, Lillian Mauldin, and Janet Abou-Elias at Women for Weapons Trade Transparency👇

It was a true pleasure joining Van Jackson's Un-Diplomatic Podcast with my co-author William Hartung! Tune in below to hear us discuss Bill and my recent piece on the defense loophole in Congress' debt deal, Pentagon waste in general, and how to rein in military spending... https://lnkd.in/eG4qcQZ4

So excited to be featured on NPR's All Things Considered, talking about one major potential pitfall of surging weapon production: corporate price gouging. Check it out here! https://lnkd.in/eH7YCdrT

The Pentagon has a long way to go to pass an audit... and Ukraine oversight isn't just making sure money is spent as intended — it's also ensuring the U.S. makes the absolute MOST of that money & doesn't overpay contractors. Check out my interview with Vox on Today, Explained! I'm the B segment of the "Auditing Ukraine" episode, starting about 13 and a half minutes in: https://lnkd.in/eTkQ7ci9

If lawmakers are really serious about re-orienting budget priorities a la debt ceiling, they'll scream to the mountaintops about the ever-shrinking defense industry & its $ impacts. In the meantime, it'd be rad if they took good advice and cut some Pentagon waste. New piece below! https://lnkd.in/eTqgkR4d

Lawmakers have eased oversight measures to expedite Ukraine aid. I wrote about the associated risks below! Check it out: https://lnkd.in/e4dCSr36

Pretty rich the Pentagon sent Congress a second wishlist just days after failing its 5th consecutive financial audit... for $25 billion, no less. Read my latest in Breaking Defense, on why lawmakers should get rid of Pentagon wishlists for good: https://lnkd.in/e2zCrDvV

Congress shouldn't give the defense industry an inflation bailout in the annual defense policy bill. Read my piece below to learn why!

Grateful for the opportunity to speak with CNBC about national security spending, Ukraine aid oversight, and threat inflation. Watch here! https://lnkd.in/eZwx5VPx