For far too long, militarism and corporate interest have corrupted national security policy. As a result, the United States has seen more than 20 years of warships that don’t sail, aircraft that don’t fly, and weapons that don’t fight – all with little to no oversight or accountability to the American taxpayer.
The National Security Reform Program seeks to advance rational policies to meet the national security challenges facing us today, while providing more effective and accountable solutions to defense matters beyond spending more money.

Someone should tell Trump the real reason the fleet is so small
April 2, 2025

His recently announced meager $580m reduction is just an exercise in reshuffling
March 25, 2025

In our latest video, Julia breaks down how defense spending could make the US more–not less–secure and save at least 60 billion dollars per year.
March 19, 2025

Julia Gledhill joins More Perfect Union to discuss Pentagon waste
March 13, 2025

Without Cost Accounting Standards, the Pentagon loses much of its ability to hold contractors accountable for unreasonable expenses borne by the government
March 13, 2025

The military should step back and take a breath before committing to what may amount to suicide by Silicon
March 10, 2025

Julia Gledhill discusses how to enact deep Pentagon budget cuts, and prospects for military budget reform under President Trump
February 28, 2025

The president has the opportunity to push the United States and other nuclear-weapon states to abide by their disarmament promises regarding nuclear weapons
February 24, 2025