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Pentagon Fails 8th Consecutive Audit
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/12/24/pentagon-fails-8th-consecutive-audit/
With this predictable result, the Pentagon remains the only U.S. federal agency yet to pass an independent, department-wide audit, as required by law, Jake Johnson reports. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams CN at 30 Two days after the U.S. Senate…
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Pentagon Fails 8th Consecutive Audit

With this predictable result, the Pentagon remains the only U.S. federal agency yet to pass an independent, department-wide audit, as required by law, Jake Johnson reports. By Jake Johnson Common Dreams CN at 30 Two days after the U.S. Senate voted on a bipartisan basis to authorize jus

Consortium News

DoomsdaysCW Dec 12

The only ones who truly benefit from the #WarMachine are #Corporations! And this is further proof! My uncle was in the US Army and when he was discharged, he could fix just about anything electro-mechanical! But nooooo... We can't have folks fixing stuff themselves -- just buy new ones and waste #taxpayer money!

Congress Quietly Kills Military “#RightToRepair,” Allowing #Corporations to Cash In on *Fixing* Broken Products

Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill.

by Matt Sledge, December 9 2025

"The idea of a 'right to repair' — a requirement that companies facilitate consumers’ #repairs, #maintenance, and modification of products — is extremely popular, even winning broad, bipartisan support in Congress. That could not, however, save it from the #MilitaryIndustrial complex.

"#Lobbyists succeeded in killing part of the National Defense Authorization Act [#NDAA] that would have given service members the right to fix their equipment in the field without having to worry about military suppliers’ intellectual property.

"The decision to kill the popular proposal was made public Sunday after a closed-door conference of top congressional officials, including defense committee chairs, along with Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.

"Those meetings were secret, but consumer advocates say they have a pretty good idea of what happened.

" 'It’s pretty clear that defense contractors opposed the right-to-repair provisions, and they pressed hard to have them stripped out of the final bill,' said Isaac Bowers, the federal legislative director at #USPIRG. 'All we can say is that #DefenseContractors have a lot of influence on Capitol Hill.'

"The idea had drawn bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, which each passed their own versions of the proposal.

"Under one version, co-sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mt., defense companies would have been required to supply the information needed for repairs — such as technical data, maintenance manuals, engineering drawings, and lists of replacement parts — as a condition of Pentagon contracts.

"The idea was that no service member would ever be left waiting on a contractor to fly in from Norway to repair a simple part — which once happened — or, in another real-life scenario, told by the manufacturer to buy a new CT scanner in a combat zone because one malfunctioned.

"Instead of worrying about voiding a warranty, military personnel in the field could use a 3D printer or elbow grease to fix a part.

" 'The military is a can-do operation,' Bowers said. 'Service members can and should be able to repair their own equipment, and this will save costs if they can do it upfront and on time and on their schedule.' "

Archived version:
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#EndlessWar #Corporatocracy #CorporateColonialism #USInvasions #USPol #ContractorProfiteering #LockheedMartin #Boeing #NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct

Congress Quietly Kills Military “Right to Repair,” Allowing Corporations to Cash In on Fixing Broken Products

Both chambers included Pentagon budget provisions for a right to repair, but they died after defense industry meetings on Capitol Hill.

The Intercept

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎Dec 12

#Republicans who flipped to vote for a record-high military budget reveal what House Speaker #MikeJohnson made deals for to get their support before the #NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct was passed with 312-112 vote in favor. #JohnIadarola and #WosnyLambre break it down youtu.be/f7IDgDBuB3o?...

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House Republicans Flip As COLOSSAL Military Budget Vote Revealed

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Advocate.com Dec 11

House to vote on Marjorie Taylor Greene's bill to criminalize gender-affirming care, MTG says

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/mtg-bill-criminalize-transgender-care

News Beep Dec 9

Compromise NDAA would let DoD promote civilians faster, increase cyber pay

A compromise version of the fiscal 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, released late Sunday, includes several key civilian…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #cyberexceptedservices #cyberworkforce #cybercom #dodcivilianworkforce #Headlines #nationaldefenseauthorizationact #ndaa2026 #ronsanders #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/298119/

kriykat Nov 27

The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare
https://consortiumnews.com/2025/11/26/the-necropolitics-of-warfare-over-healthcare/
With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism. By Melissa Garriga Codepink.org Next year, an estimated 5 million people…
#Politics #Commentary #HealthCare #HealthReform #HumanRights #Militarism #MilitaryIndustry #Pentagon #U.s. #U.s.Congress #AffordableCareAct(aca) #HealthInsurance #MelissaGarriga #NationalDefenseAuthorizationAct(ndaa) #WarEconomy

The Necropolitics of Warfare Over Healthcare

With a skyrocketing insurance premium forcing her to give up her health coverage, Melissa Garriga says she joins all the other people around the world harmed by U.S. militarism. By Melissa Garriga Codepink.org Next year, an estimated 5 million people will be priced out of health insurance

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Advocate.com Oct 24

Illinois Army captain says Dems are ‘rolling over’ on LGBTQ+ rights. He’s running for Congress to change that

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/politics/dylan-blaha-illinois-democrat