70 transparency on the refusal to respect federal finance laws, including additional disclosure on the missing money. Here’s the chronology on increased transparency regarding money missing from federal government accounts: On September 23, 2017, Dr. Mark Skidmore published his report describing what is now $21 trillion in undocumentable adjustments at the Departments of Defense and Housing and Urban Development. The following week the Solari Report published an interview with Dr. Skidmore. • The Missing Money – $21 Trillion in Un- documentable Adjustments and Counting with Dr. Mark Skidmore Dr. Skidmore’s report and the supporting docu- mentation were consolidated into the new Miss- ing Money website at Solari shortly thereafter. • The Missing Money After the report and supporting documentation was published, the HUD and DOD OIG docu- mentation was taken offline. Lockheed Martin ran many of the relevant payment and information systems at DOD and HUD. Lockheed spun out their subsidiary with primary legal liability after the end of fiscal 2015 and before the publication of the 2015 audit. • Lockheed Cuts and Runs Another major private party to any illegal trans- actions was the NY Fed (and its member banks) as the depository for the US Treasury and as manager of the Exchange Stabilization Fund. The NY Fed has no way of “spinning out” their legal liability. So it was remarkable that there was a fire at the NY Fed on Saturday October 7, said to be caused by the use of an old fireplace. • Landmark Federal Reserve building catches fire On December 3, USA Watchdog published an excellent interview with Dr. Skidmore • USA Watchdog: Dr. Mark Skidmore on DOD & HUD $21 Trillion Missing Money ($65,000 per person) On December 7, DOD announced the first Agency-wide audit – a plan that had been under- way for several years. • Officials Announce First DoD-Wide Audit, Call for Budget Certainty • Pentagon Announces First-Ever Audit Of The Department Of Defense On December 8, Forbes publishes a story co-authored by Dr. Skidmore and Dr. Laurence Kotlikoff on the missing money • Has Our Government Spent $21 Trillion Of Our Money Without Telling Us? Subsequent to the Forbes article, which described the disappearing documentation and emphasized the fact that we maintained copies on our server, DOD and HUD OIG republished some of the supporting documentation on new URLs. DOD insisted that they were simply reorganizing their websites. On December 11, Michigan State University published an article on Dr. Skidmore’s efforts. • MSU Scholars Find $21 Trillion in Unau- thorized Government Spending; Defense Department to Conduct First-ever Audit On December 12, Trump signed a $700 billion defense appropriation. Lockheed receives fund- ing for 90 F-35s – an approximately $8 billion order. It also authorizes the creation of a Space Corp under the Air Force. • Trump Signs $700B Defense Budget into Law • House, Senate negotiators agree to add funding for 20 extra F-35s The new DOD budget is committed to both rebuilding the core military and maintaining a Middle East and global presence. The combina- tion is a budget buster. • The US Military Is Occupying 53 of 54 African Nations • The US is fighting terrorism in 76 countries around the world – here’s where Increased budgets and global arms sales were promoted by tensions with North Korea. • North Korean Missile “Blows Up” During IV. NEWS TRENDS & STORIES