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Auditing Ukraine

Today, Explained

Do We Need More Oversight of Military Spending?

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The situation in Ukraine really highlights all of the longstanding issues that the Pentagon has neglected for years, Pogo says. "I don't see these lawmakers after sound bites also talking about how to prevent corporate price gouging," he adds. Many members of Congress on key national security committees receive campaign funding from defense corporations,. There's evidence to suggest many of them have owned and traded stocks in defense companies.

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