Selected Cultural Challenges At DOD

• Past vs. future (e.g., threats)

• Today vs. tomorrow (e.g., budgets)

• Too many players, silos and layers

• Get the money and spend the money (e.g., use it or lose it)

• Plug-and-pray approach to weapons acquisitions

• Me vs. we (e.g., services)

• Approve vs. inform (e.g.,deployments)

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