$125 Billion Savings? Not So Fast, Say Experts, DoD, Rep. Smith

$125 Billion Savings? Not So Fast, Say Experts, DoD, Rep. Smith
$125 Billion Savings? Not So Fast, Say Experts, DoD, Rep. Smith

WASHINGTON: Want to save $125 billion by slashing Pentagon “waste”? Not so fast. If you take a closer look at the much-touted Defense Business Board study proposing those cuts– which was published in 2015 but went viral after Monday’s Washington Post story saying the Pentagon had “burie[d]” it — and talk to experts, officials, and…

Ex-CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, Fiery Marine Join Defense Business Board

Ex-CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, Fiery Marine Join Defense Business Board
Ex-CEO of Ben & Jerry’s, Fiery Marine Join Defense Business Board

WASHINGTON: What does the former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s have to teach the US military? When it comes to reforming the Pentagon’s business practices, the answer may be plenty. If you had to pick an ice cream company to partner with the Pentagon, you wouldn’t pick the notoriously (and sometimes literally) granola Ben &…