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Failures in contract execution have even led to products that do not meet operational specifications, such as the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier, which saw costs balloon from an estimated $3 billion to nearly $18 billion due to mismanagement and design failures. This underscores a necessity for a more meticulous approach to government spending on defense and military technologies.
A Call for Reform
In summary, the overwhelming consensus among critics is that systemic reform is crucial for addressing these deeply rooted issues. Their arguments call for making government operations "smaller, more efficient, and more effective," allowing for a potential recovery of trillions of dollars in wasted fraudulently spent funds.