Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial...
Bill Hartung explores Lockheed Martin's history - from its beginning in WWI to its present position as a huge corporation with ties to the U.S. government. Lockheed Martin currently receives over $29...
View ArticleMinimum Returns: The Economic Impacts of Pentagon Spending
In his latest report, William Hartung looks at the impact Pentagon spending has on the economy
View ArticleTools of Influence: The Arms Lobby and the Super Committee
In this policy brief, William D. Hartung explores the mutually beneficial and close ties between the arms lobby and super committee members.
View ArticleBombs Versus Budgets: Inside the Nuclear Weapons Lobby
Bill Hartung explores the role of the nuclear arms lobby in seeking to block cuts in the hundreds of billions of dollars the U.S. government plans to spend on nuclear weapons in the next decade and beyond
View ArticleRisk and Returns: The Economic Illogic of the Obama Administration’s...
The Obama administration's plans to dramatically loosen U.S. arms export controls will likely lead to an easier time for smugglers in the near future
View ArticlePromising the Sky: Pork Barrel Politics and the F-35 Combat Aircraft
Lockheed Martin's assertions that the development and construction of the F-35 combat aircraft sustains 125,000 jobs in 46 states are exaggerated says Hartung, and his latest report documents how the...
View ArticleThe Littoral Combat Ship: The Warship That Can’t Go to War
The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is the Navy’s response to perceived changes in naval warfare and falling budgets. In theory, the LCS is a multifaceted and cost-effective answer to these requirements. In...
View ArticleProfiles of Pentagon Spending by State
A compilation of Pentagon activity state-by-state in the U.S.
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Michigan
Michigan ranked 24th in the country in terms of Pentagon awards during FY2014, receiving $2.6 billion. It received $298 in contract awards per capita in FY2014. Comparatively, Michigan received $2.95...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Missouri
Missouri ranked 12th in the country in terms of Pentagon awards during FY2014, receiving $7.2 billion. It received $1,179.77 in contract awards per capita in FY2014. Comparatively, Missouri received $8...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Georgia
Georgia ranked 14th in the country in terms Pentagon awards during FY2014, receiving $6.4 billion . It received $624 in contract awards per capita. Comparatively, Georgia received $5.6 billion in...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in New Hampshire
New Hampshire ranked 38th in the country in terms of Pentagon awards during FY2014, receiving $1.2 billion. It received $853 in contract awards per capita in FY2014. Comparatively, New Hampshire...
View ArticleMilitary Spending In Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ranked 8th among all U.S. states in terms of Pentagon awards during FY2014, receiving a total of $10.4 billion. Comparatively, it received $10.2 billion in FY2013. It received $815 in...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Connecticut
Connecticut is 5th in the country in Pentagon prime contract awards, receiving $13.2 billion in FY2014. It is 3rd in the country for contract awards per capita, at $3,693. Prime Pentagon spending...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Tennessee
Tennessee is 37th in the country in Pentagon prime contract awards, receiving $1.24 billion in FY2014 (USASpending). It received $190 in Pentagon awards per capita in FY2014 and ranked 48th in per...
View ArticleMilitary Spending In Maryland
Maryland is 4th in the country in Pentagon prime contract awards, receiving over $13.5 billion in FY 2014. It is 4th in the country for in contract awards per capita, with $2,260 being awarded per...
View ArticleMilitary Spending A Poor Job Creator
Plans for cutting the federal deficit have raised an important question: what impact would military spending reductions have on jobs? This fact sheet is an update with new numbers from 2011 for U.S....
View ArticleMyths vs Realities of Pentagon Spending
As defense contractors play to American's fears of poor security to increase military spending, Bill Hartung and Stephen Miles reveal the facts about Pentagon spending
View ArticleDon’t Get Fooled Again: Pentagon Waste and Congressional Oversight
As Congress reviews the budget for the Pentagon and related programs for FY 2017, it should take action to prevent the rampant waste that has characterized the department’s operations in recent years....
View ArticleThe Future of Pentagon Spending in the New Political Climate
The results of the presidential election have troubling implications for the future of Pentagon spending, and for how the U.S. military is likely to be used in the years to come. We need the wisdom of...
View ArticleU.S. Arms Transfers to Saudi Arabia and the War in Yemen
This issue brief provides information on the amounts and types of U.S.-supplied equipment in the Saudi arsenal, with a focus on air and ground forces. Much of this equipment has been put to use in the...
View ArticleU.S. Arms Transfers to the UAE and Mideast Security
Despite the fact that it involves billions of dollars worth of weaponry, the U.S./UAE arms transfer relationship receives relatively little attention among the public, in the media, or in Congress. In...
View ArticleArticles and Media Appearances 2016
This report summarizes articles and media appearances by Arms and Security Project director William D. Hartung during 2016. The project’s work during 2016 focused on reining in Pentagon spending and...
View ArticleThe Military Budget and the Costs of War: The Coming Trump Storm
The Costs of War Project at Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and the Center for International Policy released a report today on the proposed Trump military...
View ArticleSpending on the Pentagon and Related Programs: A Primer
Coming up with a reliable number for spending on the Pentagon and related programs can be complicated. There are multiple funding streams, and not all of them come by way of the Pentagon’s budget....
View ArticleArms Sales to Saudi Arabia: The Corporate Connection
The U.S. arms sales relationship with Saudi Arabia is increasingly controversial as a result of the brutal Saudi bombing campaign in Yemen, which has utilized U.S.-supplied weaponry to target...
View ArticleUS Arms Transfers to the UAE and the War In Yemen
The central role of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the war in Yemen has yet to receive the attention it deserves
View ArticleDonald Trump’s Dangerous Love Affair With Saudi Arabia & Its Impacts on...
The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States shocked the world. The contrast between his worldview and that of his predecessor, Barack Obama, could not have been starker. The global...
View ArticleCommentary and Media Appearances in 2017
This listing includes articles by project director William D. Hartung; articles quoting or citing the project or its work; and radio and TV appearances. The project published 5 research reports;...
View ArticleSAUDI ARMS SALES AND THE PROMISE OF JOBS
The promise of jobs created by US weapons exports plays a major role in generating support for arms sales in Congress and the Executive Branch. During President Trump’s 2017 state visit to Saudi...
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Michigan
Michigan ranked 24 th (USA Spending) in the country in terms of Department of Defense (DoD) awards during FY2017, receiving $3.09 billion 1
View ArticlePentagon Spending in Massachusetts
Massachusetts ranked 9th (USA Spending) in the country in Department of Defense (DoD) awards during FY2017, receiving $10.3 billion
View ArticleReady to Profit: Corporate Beneficiaries of Congressional Add-Ons to the FY...
The final Fiscal Year 2018 budget for the Pentagon and related spending -- on programs like work on nuclear warheads at the Department of Energy -- totaled $700 billion, tens of billions of dollars...
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