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.
Contractors want 'streamlining' but taxpayers are getting rooked from all the gilding in design
February 20, 2025
Questioning the logic of U.S. nuclear weapons policy in the 21st Century
February 19, 2025
Independent combat testing of new weapons is under threat
February 3, 2025
New report examines how the Trump administration can strengthen national security while reducing unnecessary spending
January 28, 2025
Conservative estimates suggest over $60 billion in annual savings by tackling wasteful Pentagon spending and inefficiency
January 28, 2025
Julia Gledhill joins John Glaser on the Cato Institute’s Power Problems Podcast
January 7, 2025
The American people need to come to grips with the fact that the F-35 program is a complete flop. Most leaders of the national security establishment are unlikely to say so in such blunt terms, but some of them are now tacitly admitting the truth probably without realizing they are.
December 18, 2024
Evaluating arguments for the United States to spend more on national security – and the potential consequences of doing so
December 2, 2024
