IRE Tipsheet
Military Data: Contracts Casualties
Number:
2642
Title:
Military Data: Contracts Casualties
Subject:
Military
Author(s):
Michael Fabey
Author Affiliation:
Defense News
Year:
2006
Conference:
CAR_2006_Newark_NJ
Summary:
This tipsheet is a good guide to investigating the military. Fabey discusses how to take advantage of the military's love of records and find the good investigative stories buried in the databases. He discusses which data analysis programs to use, as well as how to spot the discrepancies that could lead to a story. One very helpful think Fabey does is explain why some things, like sudden increases in the cost of ships, may seems indicative of a good story but are really quite routine for the military.
Total pages:
4
Keywords:
war reporting;military;federal government;contracts;federal spending;army
Other info:
Tipsheet files available
 T2642.pdf (33.6KB)




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