Waste
Two Engines For A Single Engine Plane?
Imagine if, every time you made a significant purchase for your household, you bought a second item, just in case the first one didn't work out. You'd feel sure of always having what you need on hand... except for the money you'd need to keep your household out of serious debt. Until recently, however, this sort of redundancy was standard... »
A Littoral Waste
Yesterday's announcement by Defense Secretary Robert Gates that production of the Littoral Combat Ship will be increased was a disappointment to those who have followed the ship's production record. Gates said that the manufacturing pace for the ships will be 50 percent faster than at present. That's a problem, because the Littoral Combat Ship has been an example of military... »
Jim McDermott Challenges 14 Billion Dollar Iraq Boondoggle
Congressman Jim McDermott appears to have uncovered a new incident of gross military waste in Iraq this week. And what's been done about it? It's been covered back up, with a thick blanket of media silence. The story revolves around the spending of 14 billion dollars by the US military to construct an elaborate air traffic control tower... for... »
$27.3 Billion Over Budget
Imagine if you were running a program that was being criticized as out-of-date and otherwise unnecessary. You might work extra hard to do a good job on the program, to prove its relevance. You might also examine your operations so that they would run under budget, to prove that you could be trusted to spend limited resources wisely. That's... »