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Mandy Smithberger

Mandy Smithberger is the director of the Straus Military Reform Project at the Project on Government Oversight (POGO).

Arms SpendingMay 7, 2019

America’s Defense Budget Is Bigger Than You Think

Each year, Congress approves hundreds of billions of dollars for the US defense budget—but the real number exceeds $1 trillion.

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger
Executive BranchJanuary 29, 2019

A Former Boeing Executive Is Now Running the Pentagon

Patrick Shanahan, Trump’s new acting defense secretary, has spent an career serving the interests of Boeing’s bottom line. How will he serve the public instead?

William D. Hartung and Mandy Smithberger