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Originally Posted by Gun Grape
Wow you should go back and google the Operation Ill Wind investigation. All during Cap and Lehmans (spit, puke) term.
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Spit puke term.
We are in so much better shape now more than ever the way you are talking, which in reality is not the case. The law that was passed as a result of the investigation was needed anyway. Cap and Lehman were not convicted though.
How about the huge claims against the navy by Electric Boat, Litton and Newport News? That was the right thing to do and didn't rob taxpayers of their money right? John Lehman along with Mr. Skallerup built a litigation strike team which took the claims process and used it against the contractors. The contractors were practicing these "claims" against the Navy in their contracts for a very long time until Lehman sought to put an end to it. It was successful.
If we would have left things the way the Carter administration was headed we would be building smaller non nuke CVV's instead of the Nimtz CVN's of which there were many critics. (first one commissioned by Ford). That was stopped by Reagan, Cap, and Lehman. Lehman played a major role in getting the money approved by congress for long lead items such as the carriers. 1979 was when it was implemented in the final defense bill. Carter was infuriated with the Nimitz Carriers and vetoed the entire defense bill to kill the aircraft carrier. John Lehman fought diligently to kill the CVV and replace it with more Nimitz carriers. He was successful and we can thank him and others like Senator Jackson and Senator Tower for the continuation of the Nimitz class carriers.
Without going into any further detail, the military was left better off because of those in the Reagan administration. Morale and quality of training was a goal, and they were successful in that. The aircraft modernization and procurement was successful among many other things implemented by the Reagan administration. Things like tomahawk and all kinds of other projects may not have happened, or happened much later if it weren't for the Reagan administration.
Cost plus fee no ceiling contracting nightmares were to be a thing of the past during the Reagan years, now they are the mainstream and the way of the future.
So complain if you must, but like I have said, no administration has come close to the accomplishments of Reagan, Cap, Lehman and that is a fact. Yes, there were some unfortunate happenings along the way, as there is with any administration.