Analysis - /analysis/2012/analysis-fiscal-year-2013-pentagon-spending-request/
Feb. 16, 2012 - ...military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan or the nuclear weapons activities of the Department of Energy. The Pentagon is seeking ways to reduce spending by $487 billion over the next decade.
Video - /videos/2012/2/13/budget-brief-cost-of-war/
Feb. 13, 2012 - ...Military & Security, Transparency & Data
Blog - /blog/2012/02/13/president-obamas-new-budget/
Feb. 13, 2012 - National Priorities Project examines the president's new budget, and why it matters.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/13/budget-brief-cost-of-war/
Feb. 13, 2012 - Senior research analyst Chris Hellman examines the cost of war up to this point, and looks at what will be changing in the next few years.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/10/tracking_cost_of_war/
Feb. 10, 2012 - Since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, National Priorities Project has tracked the costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Recent events including the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq and the windin...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/talking-about-military-spending-and-the-pentagon-budget/
Feb. 8, 2012 - An FAQ focused on the immediate and long-term impact of projected Pentagon spending.
Blog - /blog/2012/02/03/Pentagon-Budget-Going-Down/
Feb. 3, 2012 - Last week Defense Secretary Leon Panetta offered up a preview of the Pentagon’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget request. The request for FY2013 is projected at $525 billion for the Pentagon’s annu...
Blog - /blog/2012/01/27/hoping-to-build-a-country-thats-built-to-last/
Jan. 27, 2012 - Jackie Bray is a single mother who lost her job as a mechanic but has a new one working at a wind turbine factory in Charlotte, North Carolina. In his State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, Pres...
Analysis - /analysis/2012/an-economy-thats-built-to-last-the-2012-state-of-the-union-address/
Jan. 26, 2012 - National Priorities Project takes apart President Obama’s last State of the Union Address in his first term as president.
Blog - /blog/2012/01/18/state-of-the-union-part-two-what-to-listen-for-in-tuesdays-address/
Jan. 20, 2012 - As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, the State of the Union address is important in part because it gives a preview of the president’s forthcoming budget request. (In early February Preside...
Blog - /blog/2012/01/17/budget-brief-pentagons-new-blueprint/
Jan. 17, 2012 - Senior research analyst Chris Hellman explains changes at the Pentagon.
Video - /videos/2012/1/13/the-pentagons-new-blueprint/
Jan. 13, 2012 - ...military's new strategic plan. Budget Process, Education, Military & Security
Blog - /blog/2012/01/13/Pentagons-New-Blueprint/
Jan. 13, 2012 - ...military’s new strategic plan.Secretary Panetta and General Dempsey’s briefing provided a modest amount of ...
Blog - /blog/2011/11/28/those-cuts-triggered-by-the-super-committee/
Nov. 28, 2011 - Last week I wrote about how automatic, across-the-board cuts scheduled to take effect in 2013 may never take place—because a new Congress can choose not to uphold budget cuts legislated by...
Blog - /blog/2011/10/28/data-story-jobs-and-department-defense-procurement/
Oct. 28, 2011 - This data story explores the relationship between Department of Defense procurement spending and unemployment rates.
Video - /videos/2011/10/7/budget-brief-military-spending/
Oct. 7, 2011 - ...Military Spending Weekly federal budget news update from National Priorities Project, this week focused on military spending.
Video - /videos/2011/10/7/the-dollars-and-sense-of-war/
Oct. 7, 2011 - ...military spending since 9/11.
Blog - /blog/2011/09/28/updated-data-38-expenditures/
Sept. 28, 2011 - 38 datasets have been updated to reflect yesterday's release of the FY 2010 Consolidated Federal Funds Report, which tracks federal government expenditures or obligations.
Analysis - /analysis/2011/year-end-wrap-up/
Sept. 28, 2011 - September 30th marks the end of the fiscal year for the U.S. Government, and if you've had trouble following events in Washington, you're in good company. NPP pulls together key events of 2011 and off...
Blog - /blog/2011/09/21/American_Jobs_Act_Scoop/
Sept. 21, 2011 - President Obama presented the American Jobs Act of 2011 on September 8th and sent it to Congress on September 12th. Want to know what it's all about? Here’s the rundown. How does it help… the unemploy...
