How to Cut the Defense Budget by Thomas Christie, Pierre Sprey, Franklin Spinney, et al [Counterpunch]
Why is Pentagon Whistleblower Franz Gayl Being Retaliated Against for Saving Our Troops? by Shanna Devine [The Whistleblogger]
Marines Wreck Super Geek's Career by Noah Shachtman [Danger Room]
Consumer Risks Feared as Health Law Spurs Mergers by Robert Pear [The New York Times]
GAO nominee vows to shorten high-risk list by Sean Reilly [Federal Times]
Pentagon officials to meet to address F-35 program's problems by Bob Cox [Fort Worth Star-Telegram]
Afghan watchdog fails to garner congressional support by Robert Brodsky [Government Executive]
U.S. in Vast Insider Trading Probe by Susan Pulliam, Michael Rothfeld, Jenny Strasburg and Gregory Zuckerman [The Wall Street Journal]
Cost of UPF now estimated at $4.2-$6.5 billion; Obama administration bolsters funding requests by Frank Munger [Atomic City Underground]
BP Fights Court Bid to Lift Oil-Spill Damages Limit by Moira Herbst [ABC News]
Doctor in FDA AdCom threatened by hedge fund investor? [CurrentMedicine.TV]
It is good to see Pierre Sprey come out of retirement to weigh in on the problems of our defense industry. The part of the letter explaining the need for defense reform is great, but the recommendations for reform are lacking. Bring in a bunch of accountants to pencil whip the problem away? Right.
Now I'm not saying that proper accounting for how our money is spent is not a good thing. It certainly should be done. It will not fix what is wrong, though. Put an end to paying profit on development will remove the financial incentive to drag out programs and drive their development costs through the roof. Let's start with the most obvious problem first and work our way down through the list from there. That's what makes sense.
Happy Thanksgiving to all who want to take our country back from those who are robbing this country of its defense.
Posted by: Dfens | Nov 25, 2010 at 09:08 PM