From 2005 to 2009, I had the honor of serving the Military Health System as the Director for Business Transformation. This position required me to establish and manage a program, initiated by statute (10USC2222 and 10USC186) to change the way the Military Health System did business - particularly when it came to making investment decisions. 

It's no secret that the Defense Department has the largest budget of all the Federal Departments. It's also no secret that they spend a lot more money than they would if they coordinated investment actions across the Department, applied standards to technology purchases and development, and/or constructed and used actual business plans. My job was to establish a due diligence process, analyze investment projects for suitability for obtaining a "permit" (AKA Obligation Authority), and follow up with programs no less than one year after approval. After reviewing $1 Billion worth of investments, we sent $200 million back to the Treasury for poor programatics, duplication of effort, expired requirements, etc. We should have terminated a lot more. 

The material you find below is the reason why my program existed. I gave 45 months of weekly meetings to 300+ people from 7 different organizations about the kinds of information you'll see below - and how the government can invest more effectively. This program was both necessary and important. While it still exists, it has been neutered by weak leadership and status quoists who would prefer not to face the harsh realities that this country must evolve - and quickly. It may already be too late.