Dan Grazier
AmericanConservative
Washington, DC, United States
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How Bells, Whistles & Greed Blew Up the Defense Budget
The Hawks say we need to spend $740B a year because our weapons systems are so much more complex now. Here's the real story. → Read More
The Space Force's Real Mission: Wasting Taxpayer Dollars
They're already attempting to skirt spending rules for acquisitions. That's all part of the plan. → Read More
The US needs to rethink nation-building to prevent the next forever war
American forces are particularly unprepared to work with the host governments to establish effective security forces, an advisor mission that in Afghanistan and Iraq came only as an after-thought when policymakers realized they needed an exit strategy → Read More
Why the $1.45 Trillion F-35 Still Can’t Get Off the Ground
Is there any hope of salvaging something from this 17-year nightmare? → Read More
Space Force or Netflix Farce?
If only it were just a spoof, but in reality this new military branch is going to bilk you for billions. → Read More
Why The OODA Loop Is Forever
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the OODA loop is not synonymous with decision-making. OODA is an action cycle as a system → Read More
PODCAST: Jamie Schwandt, Grading the Army’s Staff College
Jamie Schwandt turned the tables on his instructions and the institution of the Army’s Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth by publishing a rather scathing assessment of both. This prompted a vigorous debate online as people both defended the institution and attacked the author. → Read More
Why Do Air Force Planes Need $10,000 Toilet Seat Covers?
The government pretends it has no choice but to honor commercial patents and pay the price. That's blatantly untrue. → Read More
The Complexity Vortex
As the Pentagon continues to pursue increasingly complex weapons programs, a cycle of growing costs and decreasing number of weapons is likely to lead to a tiny military that costs a fortune but is incapable of performing any useful missions. → Read More
Military Readiness Sidelined For Ships the Navy Doesn’t Want
A closer look at new Pentagon spending exposes lawmakers' real interest: the defense lobby. → Read More
Defense Contractors Holding the Pentagon Hostage with Service Contracts
Defense contractors are creating complicated support systems for the increasingly complex weapon systems the Pentagon buys. This allows the contractors to secure long-term contracts for which they have no competition from other companies. → Read More
It’s Time for a New War Vote
Three out of four Members of Congress today took their seats after that body first voted to authorize the War on Terrorism. After 16 years, another vote is long past due. → Read More
Lawmakers Exploit Tragedy to Demand Defense Dollars
Ghoulish behavior masks bad stewardship of an already bloated budget. → Read More
Defense Bill Language Could Let F-35 off the Hook
This year’s $700 billion defense authorization bills contain a number of provisions that are likely to increase the risk of cost overruns for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and undermine the ability of Pentagon officials and Congress to assess the combat suitability of new weapon systems in the future. → Read More
The Light Attack Trickery?
The Light Attack idea sounds really good, but decades of history should make everyone suspicious of the Air Force’s motives. → Read More
Congress Greases Flightpath for the F-35 Boondoggle
Politicians bedazzled by fighter plane that can’t fight. → Read More
Safe and Effective Operation of Carriers Depends on Shock Trials
The Project On Government Oversight sent a letter to the members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees urging them to preserve a requirement for the Ford aircraft carrier to undergo full ship shock trial testing before deployment. Waiving this requirement for the Ford would endanger the lives of the 4,300 sailors of the ship’s complement and risk massive cost overruns in the years… → Read More
Air Force Headquarters Starving A-10 Squadrons (Again)
Yet again Air Force headquarters is blaming budgetary pressures for why it says it must cut the most effective close air support platform. → Read More
GAO: Now’s Not the Time to Significantly Increase Funding for F-35
The F-35 program must complete the development process of the most expensive project in history before sinking more money for future purchases, according to the top government watchdog agency. This process is expected to be delayed as program officials are unlikely to achieve testing goals within the current timeline. → Read More
F-35 Continues to Stumble
President Trump called the F-35 “fantastic.” It appears he didn’t read the latest brutally honest report from the Pentagon’s testing office. POGO wades through the complicated language of the report to show there are still many unresolved problems with the program. → Read More