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* 1. Over the course of a decade, how much taxpayer money did the Pentagon waste on programs the government ultimately had to cancel?

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* 2. The Pentagon often spends too much on spare parts. In one instance, the agency’s watchdog found a company making “excessive profits” off of spare parts. What was the profit rate they found?

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* 3. Name that public figure! Who complained about defense industry lobbyists pushing the federal government to buy new unnecessary equipment while falling behind on repairs to existing planes and ships with this quote:

“Although it's in industry's [financial] best interest — and I just saw your second quarter reports and I know it's a happy audience out there for the most part — building the ships that you want to build, lagging on repairs to ships and submarines, lobbying Congress to buy aircraft that we don't need, that are excess to needs — it's not helpful,”

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* 4. Earlier this year, the Navy proposed retiring several littoral combat ships. When did the newest one enter service?

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* 5. In 2020, the United States spent $778 billion on its military. Competition with China is often cited as justification for increasing the Pentagon’s budget. How much did China spend on its military in 2020?

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