Ending the estrangement of Congress and the Pentagon

‘The Pentagon and Congress must meaningfully change how they collaborate’

‘America’s trillion-dollar failure’Ro Khanna at Foreign AffairsThe media’s Department of Defense coverage has “focused on military parades, high-profile firings and lectures about haircuts,” says Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.). A “less-acknowledged but just as worrisome development has been progressively undermining the U.S. military: Defense acquisition remains stubbornly slow and wildly over budget.” The Pentagon “needs to be as nimble as it is str…

Ending the estrangement of Congress and the Pentagon

This could transform how Congress and the Pentagon understand each other and share information, making the relationship more secure, flexible and responsive.