From DoD Buzz:The global financial crisis is likely to drive Democrats to approve or continue major defense programs such as the F-22 and Future Combat System because they provide so many jobs. At the same time, the Pentagon must improve its management and development of acquisition systems and should start by focussing attention on the rapid acquisition efforts as as the one for counter-IED technologies and MRAPs to institutionalize what made those so responsive to warfighters needs.
Those are some of the ideas offered at a Tuesday lunch by Paul Kaminski, one of the grand old men of the military industrial complex. Kaminski, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, was on the short list for a senior position in the Obama Pentagon but withdrew himself for consideration late in the game. Kaminski is very likely to take some sort of wise man position in Obama’s national security world, but he would not be drawn in a quick conversation at the end of lunch.
Those are some of the ideas offered at a Tuesday lunch by Paul Kaminski, one of the grand old men of the military industrial complex. Kaminski, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, was on the short list for a senior position in the Obama Pentagon but withdrew himself for consideration late in the game. Kaminski is very likely to take some sort of wise man position in Obama’s national security world, but he would not be drawn in a quick conversation at the end of lunch.
Those are some of the ideas offered at a Tuesday lunch by Paul Kaminski, one of the grand old men of the military industrial complex. Kaminski, former undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, was on the short list for a senior position in the Obama Pentagon but withdrew himself for consideration late in the game. Kaminski is very likely to take some sort of wise man position in Obama’s national security world, but he would not be drawn in a quick conversation at the end of lunch.
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My Comment: If this happens .... I will be surprised. The last thing that I ever expected was a left wing and very liberal U.S. President giving the OK to massive defense spending increases.
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My Comment: If this happens .... I will be surprised. The last thing that I ever expected was a left wing and very liberal U.S. President giving the OK to massive defense spending increases.