General Discussion

that really help the service members. You cast a wide net, but It's specifically the nexus of (some) former military and buddy buddy politicians that accounts for most of the misspent money. Even while there is a corrupt acquisition process - a great number of honorable people also make up the military. Corruption starts at the political layer though. In the US many state politicians are corrupt, taking money under the table from contractors. When is the last time a public works project was completed at or under budget - or anything else for that matter? There are good people in the military who try to alert on fraud and abuse and are either ignored or their careers are sidelined. Under Trump wasted dollars on dead end contracts that will never produce any usable product has exploded far beyond what it has been under Democratic admins.

I guess what I'm saying is that while yes, there's always some corruption, the contracting process will reflect the ethics of the controlling administration and congress. When scoundrels are in charge of both, expect a lot of bullshit spending (our tax dollars) going straight into the pockets of their friends.