Special Report

Bloomberg Government Insider: The Next Battle

• The Mother of All Drawdowns

  After a 10-year spending spree, the Pentagon confronts a new era of austerity. Will it be the bean counters or the generals who call the shots?

• The F-35’s Global Supply Chain

  The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the most expensive program in Pentagon history. A look at the U.S. Marine Corps version

• Trading a Uniform for a Suit

  For retired brass, high-paying defense industry jobs beckon

• Ike’s Warning Revisited

  On the 50th anniversary of President Eisenhower’s farewell address, his thoughts on the “military-industrial complex” still resonate today, says his grandson

• The Pentagon’s Feverish Health-Care Tab

  With a congressional supercommittee hunting for budget savings, the Pentagon’s Tricare health insurance program may be a target for reductions

• Views from the Hill

  The chiefs of the House and Senate Armed Services committees weigh in on the significance of tighter defense budgets

• Probing the Pentagon’s Fuzzy Math

  More than half the savings identified likely won’t materialize

• Pentagon Business Goes to the Small Fry

  Foreign wars create opportunities for small and nimble contractors

• Where the Pentagon May Cut—or Spend

  Armored trucks, uniformed personnel, and aircraft carrier support could get whacked. The electronics and cybersecurity budgets will grow

• Aegis Competition: An End to Sole Suppliers?

  Lockheed has made bundles from noncompetitive Aegis missile contracts, but the U.S. Navy, in an effort to modernize, is opening the bids to others

• What Is BGOV?

  Our service helps professionals understand the business impact of government actions

• Budget Talk from the Pentagon Comptroller

  Robert Hale oversees the purse strings of the government’s biggest contracting agency. He’s looking to cut at least $330 billion over 10 years

• Lip Balm and Lab Goats

  At about $700 billion, the annual Pentagon budget equals the gross domestic product of the Netherlands. The Defense Dept. is akin to its own nation, buying not just weapons and fighter jets but also mundane and sometimes surprising items for its “citizens”