About two months after being confirmed as Secretary of the Army in February, Dandrisko has focused on eliminating waste within the Army, vowing to have “strong and functional pentagons and military” in the United States.
Driscoll sat down with Fox News Chief National Security Correspondent Jennifer Griffin and set some serious goals in terms of reducing Army waste.
Driscoll has revealed that “the calcification of the pentagonal bureaucracy” is one of the most surprising realities he has revealed since taking his new position.
“Everyone I knew, whether it was a politician or a soldier or a civilian, had these stories of these extraordinary decisions, and these were ridiculous spending,” Drisco said in an interview with his “Special Report” on Friday.
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“What I was thinking was that everyone had one or two stories only. In my opinion, the overall decision-making process across the last few administrations, back 30 years ago, led to a place where we were making very irrational decisions that are not always looking for artisans or their needs,” continued Driscoll.
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Driscoll pointed to recent attempts to build an app that provides up-to-date details on military base gates and food facilities opening hours. Iraqi veterans argued that the Army developers found a $1,400 solution, but the Army acquisition team needed a solution from the private sector, where the lowest citation was about $40 million.
“It really broke me and told me we had to start doing something,” he told Griffin.
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Driscoll also pointed to “bloating” as another area within the Army acquisitions division.
“We have 36,000 people who buy ours, so the problem with this isn’t just about the cost,” he explained. “It’s not just about cutting costs to remove some of your employees. That helps. In reality, it’s bloating that makes your decision worse.”
“When 36,000 people make decisions about what we’re buying, you’re just getting bad results almost every time,” he reasoned.
Native North Carolina praised the Trump administration for being driven to reduce waste and creating “lanes for change” within the military. He also pointed to Elon Musk and the government’s efficiency department to “make possible” change.
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Jennifer Griffin of Fox News contributed to this report.
