National Security Spending

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February 13, 2012 / By Russell Rumbaugh
The Reality of the Defense Builddown

The President released the FY13 defense budget request today, and the total amount is $5B less than the FY12 appropriated levels. We are certainly into the defense builddown. But we

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October 28, 2011 / By Russell Rumbaugh
What We Bought: Defense Procurement from FY01 to FY10

Prevailing wisdom on defense spending in the past decade asserts that despite the large amount spent, we did not modernize our weapons systems. In reality, the military services did take

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October 28, 2011 / By Russell Rumbaugh
What We Bought: Defense Procurement from FY01 to FY10

As the congressional super committee grapples with the problem of lowering the nation’s deficit and controlling its debt, defense budgets have taken center stage.  Some have argued that

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June 15, 2011
Russell Rumbaugh Joins Stimson as BFAD Co-Director

Russell Rumbaugh served as a staffer for Senator Kent Conrad on the Senate Budget Committee covering both the 050 Defense and 150 International Affairs accounts of the US Government

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May 12, 2011
Coordinating Global Priorities Amidst the Financial Crisis

With today’s tough financial reality, the international community is hard-pressed in meeting both national security and global development objectives as policymakers around the world

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