EPISODE · Mar 5, 2025 · 25 MIN
In the DOGE era, the Pentagon holds all the (credit) cards
from The Drill Down with Peter Schweizer · host Government Accountability Institute
“Tooth and tail.” That’s the phrase new defense secretary Pete Hegseth uses to describe how money is spent (and wasted) by the Pentagon. It captures the difference between spending money to support warfighters and spending it on the mushrooming support operations that are supposed to keep the troops ready.
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“Tooth and tail.” That’s the phrase new defense secretary Pete Hegseth uses to describe how money is spent (and wasted) by the Pentagon. It captures the difference between spending money to support warfighters and spending it on the mushrooming support operations that are supposed to keep the troops ready.
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In the DOGE era, the Pentagon holds all the (credit) cards
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