Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act

URGED CONGRESS TO REDUCE WASTEFUL AND INEFFECTIVE MILITARY SPENDING AND MAINTAIN CAPS ON FUNDING FOR THE PENTAGON AND NUCLEAR BUDGETS. URGED A REDUCTION IN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDING AND AN END TO ITS USE AS A SLUSH FUND. SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AROUND AUDITING THE PENTAGON. SUPPORTED LIMITING SPECIFIC WASTEFUL OR INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AT THE PENTAGON. SUPPORTED TRUNCATING THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP FLEET. SUPPORTED AUTHORIZING F-35 SPENDING AT NO MORE THAN THE PENTAGON REQUESTED. SUPPORTED A PAY FREEZE FOR GENERALS AND ADMIRALS. URGED REJECTING FUNDING INCREASES FOR THE UNNEEDED M1 ABRAMS TANK. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR THE B61 AND CALLED FOR NATO ALLIES TO PAY A SHARE OF THE PROGRAMS COSTS. URGED CONGRESS NOT TO APPROPRIATE ABOVE THE STATUTORY SPENDING CAP IN FY 2015. OPPOSED THE CREATION OF A SLUSH FUND FROM WHICH TO FUND THE OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM (SSBNX). OPPOSED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT THE PENTAGON HAS NOT REQUESTED. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OVER WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS LITTLE ABILITY TO EXCERSISE OVERSIGHT. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES TO AFGHANISTAN THAT SUFFER FROM HIGH RATES OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. URGED STRONGER OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL SPENDING IN AFGHANISTAN. H.R. 4107, REIN-IN ACT, AND S.2070, SMARTER APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EXPENDITURES ACT, SUPPORTED PROVISIONS TO SAVE $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS BY IMMEDIATELY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS. PROVIDED RECOMMENDATION TO THE MILITARY WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT.

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Archives & Records Administration (NARA), SENATE

House (HR 4435), Senate (S 2410), and final (HR 3979) Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; and strategic systems. S 2070 -- the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act -- monitored legislation. Combatant Commander Information Technology Systems. Auxiliary ships and shipbuilding. Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Omnibus Reprogramming (PA14-11) -- issues related to Army communications systems and Combatant Commander Information Technology Systems.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

URGED CONGRESS TO REDUCE WASTEFUL AND INEFFECTIVE MILITARY SPENDING AND MAINTAIN CAPS ON FUNDING FOR THE PENTAGON AND NUCLEAR BUDGETS. URGED A REDUCTION IN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDING AND AN END TO ITS USE AS A SLUSH FUND. SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AROUND AUDITING THE PENTAGON. SUPPORTED LIMITING SPECIFIC WASTEFUL OR INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AT THE PENTAGON. SUPPORTED TRUNCATING THE LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP FLEET. SUPPORTED AUTHORIZING F-35 SPENDING AT NO MORE THAN THE PENTAGON REQUESTED. SUPPORTED A PAY FREEZE FOR GENERALS AND ADMIRALS. URGED REJECTING FUNDING INCREASES FOR THE UNNEEDED M1 ABRAMS TANK. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR THE B61 AND CALLED FOR NATO ALLIES TO PAY A SHARE OF THE PROGRAMS COSTS. URGED CONGRESS NOT TO APPROPRIATE ABOVE THE STATUTORY SPENDING CAP IN FY 2015. OPPOSED THE CREATION OF A SLUSH FUND FROM WHICH TO FUND THE OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM (SSBNX). OPPOSED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT THE PENTAGON HAS NOT REQUESTED. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR AFGHANISTAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS OVER WHICH THE UNITED STATES HAS LITTLE ABILITY TO EXCERSISE OVERSIGHT. OPPOSED FUNDING FOR FOREIGN MILITARY SALES TO AFGHANISTAN THAT SUFFER FROM HIGH RATES OF WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE. URGED STRONGER OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL SPENDING IN AFGHANISTAN. H.R. 4107, REIN-IN ACT, AND S.2070, SMARTER APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EXPENDITURES ACT, SUPPORTED PROVISIONS TO SAVE $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS BY IMMEDIATELY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS [REFERRED TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014].

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

House (HR 4435) and Senate (S2410) Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; and strategic systems. S 2070, the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act -- monitored legislationCombatant Commander Information Technology Systems Auxiliary ships and shipbuilding. Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense Omnibus Reprogramming (PA14-11) -- issues related to Army communications systems and Combatant Commander Information Technology Systems.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House and Senate Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense (HR 4870, HR 4435, S 2410) issues and funding (research & development and procurement) related to: shipbuilding; submarines; ground vehicles; communications systems; amphibious vehicles; defense intelligence programs; and ammunition and weapon systems. HR 1506 and S 2070, The Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act.

Client expense: $2,505,695 · Firm income: Not reported

URGED CONGRESS TO REDUCE WASTEFUL AND INEFFECTIVE MILITARY SPENDING AND MAINTAIN CAPS ON FUNDING FOR THE PENTAGON AND NUCLEAR BUDGETS.URGED A REDUCTION IN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDING AND AN END TO ITS USE AS A SLUSH FUND. SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AROUND AUDITING THE PENTAGON. OPPOSED THE PENTAGONS $26 BILLION WISH LIST AS WELL AS ITS PLANS TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING BY $115 BILLION FROM FY 2016-2019. SUPPORTED LIMITING SPECIFIC WASTEFUL OR INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AT THE PENTAGON BY TRUNCATING LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP FLEET AT 32 SHIPS OR LOWER, END PAUSING PROCUREMENT OF THE NAVYS VARIANT OF THE F-35 (INITIALLY PAUSING PROCUREMENT, AS THE NAVY REQUESTED), RETIRING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) AIRCRAFT CARRIER AND REDUCING THE FLEET TO 10 CARRIERS, ELIMINATING SPECIAL PENSION ENHANCEMENT FOR THREE- AND FOUR-STAR GENERALS AND ADMIRALS, REJECTING FUNDING INCREASES FOR THE UNNEEDED M1 ABRAMS TANK, AND REDUCING B61 FUNDING AND CALLING FOR NATO ALLIES TO PAY A SHARE OF THE PROGRAMS COSTS. URGED CONGRESS NOT TO APPROPRIATE ABOVE THE STATUTORY SPENDING CAP IN FY 2015. OPPOSED THE CREATION OF A SLUSH FUND FROM WHICH TO FUND THE OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM (SSBNX). OPPOSED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT THE PENTAGON HAS NOT REQUESTED. H.R. 4107, REIN-IN ACT, AND S.2070, SMARTER APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EXPENDITURES ACT, SUPPORTED PROVISIONS TO SAVE $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS BY IMMEDIATELY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS [REFERRED TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014].

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2183, Drones Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 4107, Reduce Expenditures in Nuclear Infrastructure Now Act (REIN-IN Act), all provisions H.R. 4372, Targeted Lethal Force Transparency Act, all provisions H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title X, provisions relating to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility; Title XII, provisions relating to Iran, Israel, Russia and Syria, and to the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force; Title XV, provisions relating the Overseas Contingency Operations account; Title XVI, Subtitle D, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered House bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions S. 2070, Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (SANE Act), all provisions S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, Title XII, provisions relating to Iran, Israel, Russia and Syria; Title XV, provisions relating to the Overseas Contingency Operations account; Title XVI, Subtitle D, provisions relating to Nuclear Forces; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered Senate bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions

Client expense: $648,238 · Firm income: Not reported

*House (HR 4435) and Senate (S2410) Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; and strategic systems. *S 2070, the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act -- monitored legislation. *Combatant Commander Information Technology Systems

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

House and Senate Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Defense (HR 4870, HR 4435, S 2410) issues and funding (research & development and procurement) related to: shipbuilding; submarines; ground vehicles; communications systems; amphibious vehicles; defense intelligence programs; and ammunition and weapon systems. HR 1506 and S 2070, The Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act.

Client expense: $2,863,728 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2183, Drones Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 4107, Reduce Expenditures in Nuclear Infrastructure Now Act (REIN-IN Act), all provisionsUnnumbered House bill (later introduced as H.R. 4435), defense authorization bill for 2015, Title XII, provisions pertaining to early warning and intelligence gathering activities in Africa, policy on drones, and the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001; Titles XV, XLIII and XLV, provisions relating to Overseas Contingency Operations; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered House bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions. S. 2070, Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (SANE Act), all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, defense authorization bill for 2015, Title XII, provisions relating to policy on drones; Titles XV, XLIII and XLV, provisions relating to Overseas Contingency Operations; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered Senate bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions.

Client expense: $585,327 · Firm income: Not reported

URGED CONGRESS TO REDUCE WASTEFUL AND INEFFECTIVE MILITARY SPENDING AND MAINTAIN CAPS ON FUNDING FOR THE PENTAGON AND NUCLEAR BUDGETS.URGED A REDUCTION IN OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS FUNDING AND AN END TO ITS USE AS A SLUSH FUND. SUPPORTED LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS AROUND AUDITING THE PENTAGON. OPPOSED THE PENTAGONS $26 BILLION WISH LIST AS WELL AS ITS PLANS TO INCREASE DEFENSE SPENDING BY $115 BILLION FROM FY 2016-2019. SUPPORTED LIMITING SPECIFIC WASTEFUL OR INEFFECTIVE PROGRAMS AT THE PENTAGON BY TRUNCATING LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP FLEET AT 32 SHIPS OR LOWER, END PAUSING PROCUREMENT OF THE NAVYS VARIANT OF THE F-35 (INITIALLY PAUSING PROCUREMENT, AS THE NAVY REQUESTED), RETIRING THE GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN-73) AIRCRAFT CARRIER AND REDUCING THE FLEET TO 10 CARRIERS, ELIMINATING SPECIAL PENSION ENHANCEMENT FOR THREE- AND FOUR-STAR GENERALS AND ADMIRALS, REJECTING FUNDING INCREASES FOR THE UNNEEDED M1 ABRAMS TANK, AND REDUCING B61 FUNDING AND CALLING FOR NATO ALLIES TO PAY A SHARE OF THE PROGRAMS COSTS. URGED CONGRESS NOT TO APPROPRIATE ABOVE THE STATUTORY SPENDING CAP IN FY 2015. OPPOSED THE CREATION OF A SLUSH FUND FROM WHICH TO FUND THE OHIO-CLASS REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE PROGRAM (SSBNX). OPPOSED FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT THE PENTAGON HAS NOT REQUESTED. H.R. 4107, REIN-IN ACT, AND S.2070, SMARTER APPROACH TO NUCLEAR EXPENDITURES ACT, SUPPORTED PROVISIONS TO SAVE $100 BILLION OVER THE NEXT 10 YEARS BY IMMEDIATELY REDUCING OR ELIMINATING UNNECESSARY NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAMS [REFERRED TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE COMMITTEES ON ARMED SERVICES ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014].

Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 2183, Drones Accountability Act, all provisions H.R. 4107, Reduce Expenditures in Nuclear Infrastructure Now Act (REIN-IN Act), all provisionsUnnumbered House bill (later introduced as H.R. 4435), defense authorization bill for 2015, Title XII, provisions pertaining to early warning and intelligence gathering activities in Africa, policy on drones, and the Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001; Titles XV, XLIII and XLV, provisions relating to Overseas Contingency Operations; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered House bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions. S. 2070, Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act (SANE Act), all provisions Unnumbered Senate bill, defense authorization bill for 2015, Title XII, provisions relating to policy on drones; Titles XV, XLIII and XLV, provisions relating to Overseas Contingency Operations; and Title XXXI, provisions relating to the National Nuclear Security Administration Unnumbered Senate bill, introducing limitations and reforms to the Defense Department Excess Property Program (1033 program), all provisions.

Client expense: $585,327 · Firm income: Not reported

House (HR 4435) and Senate (no bill number yet) Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act -- issues related to Auxiliary Shipbuilding; Shipbuilding; Submarines; Army ground vehicles; Army communications systems; and strategic systems. S 2070, the Smarter Approach to Nuclear Expenditures Act -- monitored legislation.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE