It's sort of like budgeting nothing for a war and then throwing in an emergency appropriation later.

FORBES: No Loan Left Behind

In a 1948 case dealing with the World War II era Emergency Price Control Act, the Supreme Court held that the government can require individuals engaged regulated activity to maintain and produce certain types of records.

FORBES: Required Records, The Act Of Production And Secret Offshore Accounts

The versatile light truck was supposed to provide the latest successor to the ubiquitous jeep used by U.S. troops during World War Two, but it has turned into a case study in unhealthy procurement practices, so emergency surgery was necessary.

FORBES: Army Mistakes Endanger Future Jeep

What is more, prior to the Gulf War, the RRF ships had no crews on board leading to a long activation time in an emergency.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Introduction