We need more people like Norton Schwartz
Sounds like he would be a great person to have a beer with.
From
The Hill:
General gives stinging rebuke to contractors
The top brass at the Pentagon is signaling in no uncertain terms that the defense industry needs to clean up its act and accept that the government can no longer throw away money on ill-conceived military projects.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz on Wednesday had some tough talk for defense contractors, saying firms must stop �blowing smoke� and over-promising about what they can deliver.
�Don�t blow smoke up my ass� about what a military platform can do and when it will be ready, Schwartz told a tense and silent ballroom filled with defense industry executives. �There�s no time for it. There�s no patience for it. OK?�
I love it! We need a lot more people like him in Washington.
Posted by DaveH at February 10, 2011 8:58 PM