DoD Buzz: Carter Cost Fix Rumors Fly

[unhappycamper]

Carter Cost Fix Rumors Fly
By Colin Clark Friday, June 25th, 2010 1:56 pm

Over the last few hours calls have gone out from the head of Pentagon acquisition to senior defense industry types to stand by for a Monday morning briefing on cost cutting or efficiency measures, setting off a frenzy of speculation and concern. We hear Ash Carter will make a major public announcement about acquisition processes that afternoon.

Industry is mighty worried.

“This is so last minute,” said one industry observer, noting that the Pentagon has shared no information with industry yet. “If this was seen as collaborative effort on how to fix challenges you would see much less anxiety since it would then be predictable.”

Another defense source said “industry “is quite apprehensive about what cumulative impact this may have on profits.”

How concerned should they be? We don’t have much information yet but we hear this marks follow up to Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ speech at the Eisenhower Library in Abilene, Kansas.



unhappycamper comment: Be sure to read the comments following the thread!

[LawnKorn]

1. I hope the list starts with completely cutting several useless weapon systems

It would thrill me to no end to see the cancellation of the following programs:

Strategic Missile Defense

F-22 Raptor

DDG-1000 Zumwalt

B-1 Bomber

Ballistic Missile Submarines

Reliable Replacement Warhead

Add in the cost of the War on Drugs, and we may be talking about some real money here.

[doc03]

2. Can't cut DOD costs, you are not supporting the troops!

wa wa wa :nopity:

[Swamp Rat]

3. We should cut the DoD budget in half, for starters.

And fire all the toy soldiers who love to spend our money on killing machines.