This editorial poses some good, common sense questions about the inefficiencies in the current DoD acquisition mindset. Cost-sharing across the military Services (and other government agencies) in a manner consistent with the NATO Smart Defense philosophy would demand that the institutional (read bureaucratic) barriers between the various Services and agencies be broken down. Ultimately, it’s the narrow-minded interests in the Pentagon, Congress, etc. that impose local (vice global) infrastructure solutions, creating the redundancies that threaten the long-term economic viability of the entire U.S. national security enterprise.

Smart Defence – SIGNAL Magazine.