On 10/29/2010 2:28 PM, Kurt Ullman wrote:
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Turn procurement over to the Pentagon letting them decide what they
need instead of spending billions keeping thinks alive because they are
in some CongressCritters district even though the Joint Chiefs don't
want them. Could save a bundle by streamlining procurement across the
government.

Never worked for the civilian side of the military, have you? If
anything, they make the rest of FedGov procurement look efficient. I've
advocated for YEARS that they need to take away purchase authority from
the military services entirely. Make them buy the mundane stuff the same
way the rest of FedGov does from the same sources, instead of running
their own mirror universe x5 like they do now. For the weapons systems,
take it away from the services to get rid of the duplication and
interservice rivalry crap, and put it under a single command with a
civilian head, directly under SecDef. That way, when there is a major
fubar, POTUS only has to reach down 2 layers to give the dope slap.

WAY too many people in FedGov are allowed to buy stuff, IMHO, based on
working there 30 years. They literally spend 100 bucks on paperwork to
buy a ten dollar item.

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