A massive omnibus spending bill passed by the House includes more than $1 trillion in government funds, including a $7 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Everything from border security to fighting the opioid crisis made it into this bill, but what’s missing is reform of the troubled VA. Before the omnibus bill’s release, many expected to see VA reform provisions included in its more than... Read more »

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Last week, an outside accounting firm determined the Department of Defense (DOD) is once again unable to complete an audit. President Trump has pledged to strengthen America’s military, but this failure to produce an audit continues to undermine the president’s efforts to shore up our national defense. The DOD is the only federal agency not... Read more »

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Men and women in the armed forces are held to the highest standards and taught discipline, respect and service to our country. Those high standards should be reflected by the Pentagon in the way that it conducts its fiscal affairs and record-keeping. Recent failures in the Department of Defense’s bookkeeping procedures have resulted in the... Read more »

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The House and Senate Armed Services Committee finished their markup of the FY2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in June, authorizing billions of dollars more than what President Trump requested. The timeline for the NDAA passing both chambers is uncertain due to the NDAA being blocked from a fast-track debate in the Senate last week.... Read more »

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How does a corporate welfare slush fund keep Florida safe? It doesn’t, but that hasn’t stopped Governor Rick Scott from claiming that ending Enterprise Florida will put our nation at risk. Concerned Veterans for American Coalitions Director Diego Echeverri isn’t buying this flimsy argument. “Governor Scott’s illogical argument that a program entirely designed to line... Read more »

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Congress may be considering a new round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) at the behest of Senate Armed Services Committee head, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). He and ranking member Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) are “seriously considering the issue” and plan to speak to Secretary Mattis on how to proceed. BRAC is not an issue... Read more »

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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently stated in a report that the federal debt is “unsustainable” and “caused by a structural imbalance between revenue and spending.” Federal debt held by the public increased to 77 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). If something is not done to drastically stabilize our debt and deficit, that ratio... Read more »

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