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Obama Budget Likely to be a Political Document

Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/03/03/obama-budget-political-document/

March 3, 2014 - ...ussions between the president and Congress. But because it’s an election year, we may see nothing in terms of productive discussion,” she said. Reposted from The Washington Times. Dr. Lar...

Cutting the army will make it stronger

Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/25/cutting-the-army-will-make-it-stronger/

Feb. 25, 2014 - ...Defense Chuck Hagel has fired a shot across the bow of business-as-usual at the Pentagon by announcing significant cuts in the U.S. Army.

Seven Things You Should Know About National Priorities Project

Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/23/seven-things-you-should-know-about-NPP/

Feb. 23, 2014 - ...use. Here’s what she found out.

Researchers Keep Eyes on the Prize

Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/18/researchers-keep-eyes-on-prize/

Feb. 18, 2014 - National Priorities Project nominated for Nobel Peace Prize.

History of the U.S. Federal Budget, 2011 – 2013

Analysis - /analysis/2014/history-us-federal-budget-2011-2013/

Feb. 12, 2014 - Recently the nation has endured one Congress-made, budget-related crisis after another. National Priorities Project documents the twists and turns.

Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for Massachusetts Group Monitoring Military Spending

Article - /pressroom/articles/2014/02/05/Nobel-Peace-Prize-Nomination-MA-Group/

Feb. 5, 2014 - ...spending, which is spending set by lawmakers each year. With $652bn, or 56.5% of total discretionary spending, discretionary military spending in 2014 dwarfs all other categories of spending. The sec...

Data Innovation Day 2014

Blog - /blog/2014/01/23/data-innovation-day-2014/

Jan. 23, 2014 - NPP is proud to celebrate Data Innovation Day 2014 by highlighting our open data tools.

What Is An Omnibus?

Blog - /blog/2014/01/14/what-omnibus/

Jan. 14, 2014 - ...us in London/ Photo by Gene Hunt.  A $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill was unveiled last night in Congress to fund the government for the rest of this fiscal year. The bill will be voted on by ...

7 Reasons to Sign Our Petition Right Now

Blog - /blog/2013/12/08/7-reasons-sign-our-petition-right-now/

Dec. 10, 2013 - ...ust four days left before Congress sails past their self-imposed budget deadline -- again. Here are our top seven reasons why you should take 5 minutes right now to stop them.

What Washington gets wrong about the deficit

Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/11/06/what-washington-gets-wrong-about-the-deficit/

Nov. 6, 2013 - Politicians talk about the deficit a lot, but experts on the federal budget say they often miss the point.

A Multi-Issue Prevention Model for Benefiting Society While Reducing Government Spending

Analysis - /analysis/2013/multi-issue-prevention-model-benefiting-society-while-reducing-government-spendi/

Oct. 31, 2013 - ...ustice to national defense -- in order to achieve better outcomes for society while saving taxpayer dollars.

Washington to Spend Trillions in 2014 (With No Debate or Transparency)

Blog - /blog/2013/09/12/washington-spend-trillions-2014-will-spend-trillions-14-who-knows-what/

Sept. 12, 2013 - ...spending in the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Even more last-minute than they had already planned.

NPP's Numbers in the Wild: Cost of the Modern Soldier

Blog - /blog/2013/08/14/npps-numbers-wild-cost-modern-soldier/

Aug. 14, 2013 - ...used NPP's numbers to create an infographic about the cost of the modern soldier. If you use our data in your work, let us know!

Military Spending Fact Sheet

Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/military-spending-fact-sheet/

Aug. 1, 2013 - ...spending.

Federal Spending Fact Sheet

Analysis - /analysis/2013/august-recess-legislator-meeting-fact-sheets/federal-spending-fact-sheet/

Aug. 1, 2013 - ...spending and the off-the-rails budget process.

Cost of War Will Tackle New Terrain

Blog - /blog/2013/05/28/cost-war-will-tackle-new-terrain/

May 28, 2013 - ...spending on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But now the Cost of War site is going to tackle new terrain.

How America Became a Third World Country

Article - /pressroom/articles/2013/05/21/how-america-became-a-third-world-country/

May 21, 2013 - It’s 2023 -- and this is America 10 years after the first across-the-board federal budget cuts known as sequestration went into effect.  They went on for a decade, making no excep...

Top Five Things To Know About the Pentagon’s Budget Request

Blog - /blog/2013/04/15/top-five-things-know-about-pentagons-budget-request/

April 17, 2013 - Last week the Obama Administration released its long-overdue budget request for fiscal year 2014. As part of the request, the administration is seeking $526.6 billion for the Pentagon. This amount doe...

Top 5 Things to Know About President Obama's 2014 Budget

Blog - /blog/2013/04/10/president-obamas-2014-budget-top-5-things-know/

April 10, 2013 - Today President Obama released his fiscal 2014 budget proposal, which set a record for arriving two months after the legal deadline of the first Monday in February. Here are the top five things to kno...

President Obama Proposes 2014 Budget

Analysis - /analysis/2013/president-obamas-fiscal-year-2014-budget/

April 10, 2013 - Overview and details of President Obama's 2014 budget proposal, including proposed reductions in Social Security benefits.