(Dr Mark Skidmore has proven from govt websites that $17 trillion went missing fromf HUD and DOD between 1998 and 2015. I guess politicians want more fraud.)
The annual defense policy bill is not yet over the finish line, but the arms industry already seems to have won it big.
The final conference version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would codify a total overhaul of the weapons acquisition process. The bill includes several key provisions to eradicate what mechanisms remain for policymakers to control military contract prices, securing windfall future profits for military contractors.
According to the House Armed Services Committee, the NDAA focuses the acquisition system on “quickly equipping warfighters with needed capabilities in the most cost-effective manner practicable.” But the bill effectively decimates what tools remain for the Pentagon to conduct any meaningful cost or price analysis on military contracts.
Imagine renovating a house. There are only 10 contractors available to you in total, but they rely on your business. Are you paying whatever they charge you, no questions asked?
It’s a crude example, but one that demonstrates the ultimate impact of lawmakers gutting the acquisition system through the NDAA. Section 1804 would exempt any company with a contract under $10 million from providing the Pentagon with accurate, complete, and current cost information — critical data for the department to ensure it isn’t wildly overpaying military contractors, particularly in a sole-source environment. Section 1826 would likewise exempt “non-traditional” contractors (read: Silicon Valley) from certified cost and pricing data requirements.
In an asinine attempt to cut proverbial red tape, Section 1806 effectively eradicates the Cost Accounting Standards — accounting principles that ensure military contractors only charge the Pentagon for their Pentagon work. Without them, the department will be unable to discern whether contractors are charging taxpayers for commercial business activities completely unrelated to military contracts.
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"Literally, they put words in my mouth..."
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-sues-bbc-10-billion-over-misleading-jan-6-edits
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Protecting kids is a weak pretext for total digital surveillance. What’s worse, the EU’s monitoring exempted its own politicians from scrutiny. Their privacy matters, but not yours...
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/privacy-powerful-surveillance-rest-eus-proposed-tech-regulation-goes-too-far
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