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Executive Agency:
Department of Defense
DOD decides which weapons/materials to buy and which companies (defense contractors) to buy them from
Ex: Navy requested more F/A-18 planes from Boeing
DOD executes decisions made by Congress
Ex: Congress can declare war and the armed services under the DOD will fight the war
Congress funds and oversees the DOD
Ex: H.R. 989 "exempts DOD civilian employees....from any furlough...due to lapse in discretionary funds"
Iron Triangle: Defense
Defense Contractors can help elect politicians who will affect the DOD
Ex: over $63,000 to Dave Camp who served on a Congressional Super Committee (2009)
Congress can allocate funds towards building weapons
Ex: H. R. 941 "To increase # of operational aircraft carriers"
Ex: Reauthorize Ex-IM which is known as "Boeing Bank"
Interest Groups:
Defense Contractors
Congressional Committee:
Armed Services
Defense contractors donate money to help congressmen get elected
Ex: Boeing donated 304,500 to Superpacs in 2016