The officials responsible for acquisitions [at the Pentagon] are loathe to take risks, since they can be held personally accountable if something goes wrong.
President Truman made his name by looking into contracting. And that's how integrity within the military procurement started in the United States.
General Electric, NBC's parent, is one of the largest corporations in the world, with an anti-labor history of outsourcing jobs and with financial links to military and nuclear power industries.
It's really interesting because I'm a Quaker... so it's been radical to me to be hired by the Department of Defense under contract.
In the name of "reform" Congress now has its hand in virtually every aspect of military procurement.
I never intended to be a defense contractor in the first place.
War is good business Invest your son
Part of my job is to make sure the Northeast is part of our defense industrial base, and New Jersey has always played a role.
