Morning Smoke: Navy Underestimating Ship Costs by Tens of Billions, Says CBO

MORNING SMOKE

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National Security

Navy Low-Balled Cost of New Ships by Billions
Gary Robbins, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Senate's Move to Cybersecurity Means No Defense Bill Before Recess
Jeremy Herb, The HIll

Iraq Reconstruction Effort Cost 719 Lives, Audit Finds
Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg

Having Arrived in Japan, Ospreys Are Put on Ice
Philip Ewing, DoD Buzz

Sequestration Could Mean Another 100K-Troop Cut
Rick Maze, Navy Times

DoD: Civilian Workers Could Get Layoff Notices
Jeremy Herb, The Hill

What the Tea Party Can Teach Mitt Romney About Defense Spending
Dana Liebelson, The Week

Financial Oversight

Heavy Hitters Strike at Stock Act Employee Provisions
Joe Davidson, The Washington Post

How to Rip Off the Taxpayer: SIGTARP Shares Secrets
Jennifer Peebles, The Washington Examiner

Whistleblower Issues

Senate Intelligence Committee Adopts a Dozen Anti-Leak Measures
Steven Aftergood, Secrecy News