“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...
Stop subsidizing European security through NATO for starters.
Personnel is by far our highest cost and will always be unless we resume conscription. The older soldiers I meet are horrified when I tell them about the hoards of unwed mothers and guys with 15 children on Champus/Tricare (I am not kidding, actually had a father of 15 by 6? different mothers). Bottom line is that the Romney boys and Sununu boys don’t want to serve. We have to pay high salary and benefits to lower enlisted folks and that is expensive.