This is going to be such a white elephant, and a giant vehicle for corruption. But I guess that’s the point.
throwawaybsme on
What a grift. This whole thing reeks of corruption.
kuluvalley on
Decades ago our corporate overlords identified social security and Medicare as being potential source for funding incredibly expensive war in space.
frigginjensen on
What was the point of a contract vehicle with 1,000+ awardees? They haven’t narrowed the field at all.
Goat_Wizard_Doom_666 on
The corruption must flow.
All I hear is”cha-ching, cha-ching” in the distance.
ABob71 on
>The Missile Defense Agency selected 1,104 “qualifying offerers” out of 2,463 applicants, according to a Tuesday evening Defense Department announcement, choosing about 45% of those who entered.
Reminds me of that joke about that hiring manager who throws out half of the resumés because he *”doesn’t hire unlucky people”*
gotfcgo on
I’m convinced were going to see actors like Russia or North Korea shooting missiles at North America and this is needed to save us.
Of course its all planned theater to grift money
gimmeslack12 on
$151B for a project that’ll be super easy to not be held accountable for. Maybe I need to get some bids in.
Wretched_Geezer on
For a minute, I forgot that this was a defensive shield-I thought it had something to do with the ballroom…
woliphirl on
Star wars 2.0 except this time we bankrupt ourselves and not the Soviets
FragrantExcitement on
Who wants to go together and bid on something?
Beer-Me on
I wonder how many of those 1000+ companies were created in the last week
doscervezas2017 on
We’re paying for this $151 billion boondoggle with the $12 billion cut from the education department.
dave_890 on
Basically $400 from every American going to a handful of people.
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This is going to be such a white elephant, and a giant vehicle for corruption. But I guess that’s the point.
What a grift. This whole thing reeks of corruption.
Decades ago our corporate overlords identified social security and Medicare as being potential source for funding incredibly expensive war in space.
What was the point of a contract vehicle with 1,000+ awardees? They haven’t narrowed the field at all.
The corruption must flow.
All I hear is”cha-ching, cha-ching” in the distance.
>The Missile Defense Agency selected 1,104 “qualifying offerers” out of 2,463 applicants, according to a Tuesday evening Defense Department announcement, choosing about 45% of those who entered.
Reminds me of that joke about that hiring manager who throws out half of the resumés because he *”doesn’t hire unlucky people”*
I’m convinced were going to see actors like Russia or North Korea shooting missiles at North America and this is needed to save us.
Of course its all planned theater to grift money
$151B for a project that’ll be super easy to not be held accountable for. Maybe I need to get some bids in.
For a minute, I forgot that this was a defensive shield-I thought it had something to do with the ballroom…
Star wars 2.0 except this time we bankrupt ourselves and not the Soviets
Who wants to go together and bid on something?
I wonder how many of those 1000+ companies were created in the last week
We’re paying for this $151 billion boondoggle with the $12 billion cut from the education department.
Basically $400 from every American going to a handful of people.
It’s the grift in America!!!