The Department of War just shot the accountants and opted for speed

Post by carabiner » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 10:45 PM UTC

Alupis wrote: post #72

stackskipton wrote: post #47

As someone who has some familiarity with this process, just like safety regulations are written in blood, Federal Acquisition rules are written in misuse of money, sometimes criminally. Yes, we have swung too much towards the bureaucrats but I'm not sure throwing out everything is solution to the issue. Move fast works great when it's B2B software and failures means stock price does not go up. It's not so great when…

The F-35 was Lockheed's entry in the Joint Strike Fighter program. The JSF has roots going back to 1996. The X-35 first flew in 2000. The F-35 first flew in 2006, and didn't enter service until 2015(!!). That's nearly 20 years to develop a single airframe. Yes, it's the most sophisticated airframe to date, but 20 years is not trivial. The F-35 had many issues during trials and early deployment - some are excusable fo…

Post by throwup238 » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 10:45 PM UTC

M95D wrote: post #24

Remember Fat Leonard? This time there's going to be more than one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal

Post by ReptileMan » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 10:47 PM UTC

ebbi wrote: post #27

M95D wrote: post #24

Remember Fat Leonard? This time there's going to be more than one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Leonard_scandal

Sounds like a name that would be given to a GTA character!

Post by Hizonner » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 10:48 PM UTC

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #76

felixgallo wrote: post #73

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nope: https://www.military.com/feature/2025/10/17/department-of-wa...

Nobody uses statutory titles for anything to be honest; when’s the last time you referred to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of “Obamacare”? When’s the last time you referred to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program instead of “Social Security”? I’ve never heard anyone say Title XIX of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicaid,” or Title XVIII of the Social Security Act in…

Post by gjsman-1000 » Tue, Nov 11, 2025, 10:49 PM UTC

Hizonner wrote: post #87

gjsman-1000 wrote: post #76

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobody uses statutory titles for anything to be honest; when’s the last time you referred to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act instead of “Obamacare”? When’s the last time you referred to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program instead of “Social Security”? I’ve never heard anyone say Title XIX of the Social Security Act instead of “Medicaid,” or Title XVIII of the Social Security Act in…

There's a difference between an informal name that catches on organically and isn't politically charged, and an highly visible, ostentatiously political renaming specifically intended to make a point.