Hegseth has been a great addition to the Trump admin. He’s a strong leader that has earned the respect of many.
and Pete Hegseth has announced major changes to the Pentagon.
During comments with a reporter, War Secretary Pete Hegseth laid it all out on the table, pointing the finger squarely at the bloated government machine that’s been holding back our nation’s defense might. For too long, Washington’s endless red tape and flip-flopping decisions have crippled the very industries keeping America safe from foreign threats. But now, under this administration, things are changing fast.
Hegseth didn’t mince words when a reporter grilled him on the bottlenecks choking our defense production lines. “You identified several policy changes the department was implementing to actually speed up and expedite some of the production,” the reporter stated.
“I was wondering, what are the specific choke points that you guys have encountered when it comes to regulations? What are the issues, what’s the hang-up at some of these production facilities, why have we seen delays on certain projects?”
Straight-shooting as ever, Hegseth admitted the ugly truth: the biggest obstacle has been the Department of War itself. “A lot of the hang-up has been us,” he said.
“If we don’t look at ourselves first, the way we do business, we’ve been impossible to deal with. A bad customer who year after year changes our mind about what we want or what we don’t want, and then we make little, small technological changes, which makes it more difficult for them to produce what they need to produce on time.”
This self-inflicted chaos has left American companies scrambling, unable to deliver the weapons and systems our troops desperately need. It’s a classic case of big government incompetence, where endless meddling from desk jockeys in D.C. slows down the real innovators in the private sector.
But Hegseth is done with that nonsense. He’s pushing a total overhaul to get America back on track. “So we have to fix our own house first,” he stated, “provide clarity, simplify the system, allow more people to access it, give that steady demand signal, which is what we’re doing with munitions.”
Look no further than the massive deals the department has inked lately. Hegseth urged everyone to check out the breakthroughs with major players like Raytheon, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. These pacts cover critical gear like Patriot missiles and THAAD systems, the kind of high-tech defenses that keep aggressors at bay.
“That’s is groundbreaking stuff,” Hegseth emphasized. “Our department’s never done that.” For the first time, the government is acting like a smart buyer, not a bureaucratic nightmare.
Credit where it’s due: Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg is the mastermind behind these game-changing agreements. “The Deputy Secretary, Steve Feinberg, is a whiz kid on these things, putting these deals together,” Hegseth said. Feinberg’s business savvy is finally cutting through the swamp.
These deals aren’t just talk—they’re sparking real investment from the companies. “The companies are investing because they know we’re going to be buying into the future,” Hegseth explained. “That’s just good business. We haven’t operated that well that way before.”
Gone are the days of drowning in pointless regulations that stall progress. Hegseth slammed the old system: “And then things like requirements, there’s mazes of requirements that this department has traditionally put on different systems and platforms that are impossible to navigate and by the time you navigate them, you’re five years behind the actual technology.”
Instead, the department is flipping the script, empowering American industry to lead. “So we’re going to companies and say, ‘Tell us what you can do based on the parameters of what kind of capabilities we’re looking for, say, in Indopaycom or Southcom or out in Europe, and let’s tailor it accordingly,’” Hegseth said.
This approach puts America first, letting our top engineers and manufacturers unleash their potential without endless government hurdles. It’s about time we trusted the private sector to deliver what works on the battlefield.
