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Top Space Force official calls Pentagon the 'world's largest bureaucracy' that needs to act more like Elon Musk's SpaceX if it wants to keep up with adversaries as he hands in his resignation
2022-04-19
  • Preston Dunlap announced his departure on Monday with a nine-page memo

  • In it, he said driving change at the Pentagon was difficult

  • He pointed to Elon Musk's SpaceX as a model for getting things done

  • Failure could mean the U.S. lost its technological edge in the world
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  Have you heard of the Iron Law of Budgeting? To avoid bureaucratic infighting erupting into messy public squabbles the bean counters divided the Budget Pie into thirds -- the Air Force gets a third, the Army gets a third and the Navy gets a third (roughly). It may not win wars but it makes it safer from career ending turf fights.
Posted by: magpie   2022-04-19 15:41  

#2  5 minutes later Air Force and Navy get in knife fight over who gets the branch and funds?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-04-19 10:27  

#1  The main problem? Politicians want their boondoggle projects regardless of how it affects military efficiency and capability. Case in point: SLS, The Senate Launch System, A.K.A. Sen Shelby's Rocket.
Posted by: Chealing Chomotle4158   2022-04-19 02:00  

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