Anthony Cordesman, a longtime defense wonk at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has been around long enough to see effort after effort of Pentagon procurement, acquisition and contract reform founder. He doesn’t appear impressed with President Obama’s new attempt either.
Jason Sigger publishes an email Cordesman’s More…
It’s really, really, really difficult to be optimistic about cutting Pentagon waste. There is a massive amount of entrenched interests — in the services, on the Hill, among the hordes of defense firms just across the Potomac — that exist to ensure the safe delivery of defense contracts to well-heeled More…
It looks like Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) is taking a break from embarrassing himself to do something seemingly valuable. At noon, he and Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.), the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, are scheduled to hold a press conference announcing new legislation they’re introducing to put More…
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