Source: Responsible Statecraft
by Mark Thompson
“In a reversal of the Pentagon’s usual ‘unfunded priorities lists’ — annual so-called wish lists Congress uses to fatten up an already bloated U.S. military — the services are now putting together hoped-for ‘defunded priorities lists’ for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. The Defense Department has been scrambling to put together a list of lambs to sacrifice on DOGE’s altar. Predictably, among the early candidates are weapons the Pentagon doesn’t want, but that have been shoved down their wallet by lawmakers eager to keep defense plants back home churning out military hardware. They include aging drones, armored vehicles, and small Navy warships.” (02/20/25)