“Tooth and tail,” that's the phrase from the new Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegses. It is used to explain how money was spent (and wasted) by pentagons. that Capturing the difference between spending money to support fighter jets Spend it on the expected mushroom support operations To maintain military preparation.
Department of Defense (DOD) Inspector ReportIt was last released $500,000 was found in transactions made at the month, casinos and mobile app stores. Major sporting events including bars, nightclubs and supermarkets bowl. There weren't even a further 3.9 million deals totaling $1.2 billion. The IGs reviewed by the supervisor were found. Overall, Elon Musk's dog It's not covered Over 4 million government credit cards responsible for 90 Million transactions.
Its “tail” is much larger than it should be.
“In conversation with Zelensky, like Donald Trump, the military is He holds all the cards,” says Peter Schweiser, host of drilldowns. Podcast. “They have a lot of credit cards, and we analyze Something they have spent a lot of money on. ” Co-host Eric Eggers has more details. “The military conducted an audit 10 years ago. In 2015, some Department of Defense officials To use these credit cards inappropriately and personally to use them anywhere else, Casinos and adult entertainment venues,” he says. “Report” We found out that ATMs have a total of $1 million in transactions Machines other than strip clubs and casinos. ”
“From July 2013 to the end of June 2014, we're talking about 900. $100,000 deals at adult entertainment establishments 4,000 non-casino transactions,” he reports. The problem gets worse. The Department of Defense has failed every financial audit since then. 2018. “2024 Open the book Foundation 68% of those found out The Pentagon Agency either failed or has been issued a disclaimer,” Schweiser noted. Openthebooks CEO Adam Andrzejewski guest Previous Podcast.
There's another question that Hegseth is beginning to tackle – how bureaucracy has built its foundation.
Schweiser explains: I have it in the US. Of course, the admiral and the general are important They lead the army, but they are also officers who go to You're the most resistant to change, right? He said, “During World War II, we There was one admiral or general for every 6,000 people who enlisted. Today, that The numbers range from 1 to 1,400. This is an even more severe number. There was 13 Million soldiers, Marines and Navy officials of World War II. For those 13 There were a million, 22 four-star admirals or generals. Today we have 39–44 Four Star Admirals and Generals, and our army is about 10% of that size. “
Certainly, today's military is very organized, much more complicated Organization during World War II when four-star officers ordered Somewhere in about 1 million army. “A four-star officer is now commanding “A unit of about 30,000 people,” Eggers explains. “So they're not that concentrated In fact, they put people in the right place on the battlefield. They're taking Are the meetings and they thinking about what we should buy? And they are Contractor management. ”
“I think Pete Hegses deserves a lot of trust because he said it. We welcome Elon Musk,” Schweiser said. “He welcomes surveillance Because the tail is very large. ”
