Posted on 11/10/2016 9:33:59 PM PST by 11th_VA
Stop cost overruns on defense contracts with massive delays.
There is no industry in America that is worse and it weakens our defense. If the DoD signs a contract for 100 aircraft at 100 million each to be delivered in 24 months there is no reason for the contract to become 100 aircraft at 150 million each in 48 months. While I realize that these programs are more complicated than constructing a building, this is typical for our programs even as the companies themselves post profits. The contractor must eat a large portion of the losses and pay big penalties for failure to deliver on time (just like a road construction project).
This would make our defense dollars go much further and leave more funds for training and taking care of our troops.
In return - the DoD needs to stop changing the order after it is placed and prior to delivery. DoD has a bad habit of doing this (in defense of the contractors) and this often contributes to cost overruns. One good way to fix this is to make a direct order of the 1st generation system and get it delivered on time. Like every big ticket item they can work on 2nd generation or later generation modifications after the system is delivered on time and on budget.
We have to get this process fixed because Americans have little clue about how much this costs us each year. Look at any major defense contract. It is a mess!
That’s a great idea to repeal the 1965 immigration act that started this massive problem.
If we don’t deal with the 1965 Immigration Act millions will still come in, and those millions vote 80% democratic.
The whole agenda is great but I fear using tariffs too broadly. Tariffs can wreak economic disaster.
Is that for real?
If it is, our country just lucked out big time.
Thanks-—I hope when the dust settles we can exercise our imaginations and solid ideas for policy, right here on good ole FR.
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