To Gingrich, this “paper-based” bureaucracy creates too many levels of hierarchy, slows the process down and increases the overall cost of running the Pentagon. His solution is to cut this bureaucracy down and appropriate the saved money to combat troops and combat equipment, thus transforming the Pentagon into a “triangle.”
What, exactly, is wrong with that?
“What, exactly, is wrong with that?”
What is wrong is that it is meaningless. ANYONE can say, “Cut waste and spend money efficiently”, but HOW? What specific proposals does Newt want that would make the Pentagon a Triangle?
FWIW, I spent 25 years in the military and I think the military made good use of modern technology compared to many business companies. It certainly made better use of technology than most non-defense government agencies. I sure didn’t need to worry that all my emails would disappear if my hard drive crashed, and I retired in 2008...
People complain about the bureaucracy and then they complain about all the things the bureaucracy was put there to prevent. Cost overruns, planning shortages and so on.
They are bloated but gutting it isnt the answer.
Nothing, but national defense is actually a legitimate constitutional duty of the FedGov.
Before we go there, can we cut the following departments first?:
Energy
Commerce
Education
Agriculture
HHS
Transportation
We could loose all of the above, with little impact or necessity for transfer of responsibilities, and we’d save folks a ton of cash.
Of course, if you want to cut the military (some more), the just do the following: Whack the air force.