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Impact: Pentagon Reads Truthout's "Solutions" Column
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (t r u t h o u t)
Mon Feb 13 11:14:34 2012
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Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:14:33 -0500 (EST)
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t r u t h o u t | I have been working to fight against fraud and corruption in the federal government for over 30 years through journalism, books and law suits; writing the "Solutions" column for Truthout has been the best experience I have had in journalism to truly expose and reform the system.
Because of my expertise in the area of national defense, I wrote 39 columns this past year on the problems afflicting the Pentagon. The column on the pricing of weapons caught the interest of DoD Director of Weapons Pricing, Shay Assad. He agreed to an interview to tell me how he is planning to introduce an effective but revolutionary pricing reform as outlined in my column. This reform, if implemented, could save literally billions of dollars. I was surprised at his braveness to try to do this in the Pentagon - we will see how he manages. I also recently met with Mr. Assad in the Pentagon for an hour to hear him out and suggest several ways to implement this important reform - I'm now writing him a memo for a test program of this method to reform the Pentagon procurement system.
Interview: www.truth-out.org/should-cost-vs-did-cost/1320770140
Truthout brought me in over a year ago to write our "Solutions: Making Government Work" column. I was pleased to not only be doing exposes and writing "ain't it awful" stories, but also exploring how to realistically solve the problems. It has been hard work - I've needed to draw from my experience and the experience of my many sources inside the federal government to figure out how to change it. Exposing government malfeasance is hard, but determining realistic solutions is even harder in the polarized Washington atmosphere.
Truthout was the one media outlet that I believe would let me do this type of column. Instead of the dogmatic political rhetoric that plagues much of the other Internet websites, I was able to write longer, reasoned columns with solutions that rose above the political rancor. Having worked at other media outlets, I found that the Truthout staff is dedicated, open minded, creative and fun to work with. Truthout deserves your support so that we can continue to fight corruption and malfeasance without taking any advertising, so we are not owned by any political faction or force. We must raise about $30,000 more to make our budget, and we can only get there with your support. I hope that you can help this vital media asset by donating generously today.
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<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">I hav=
e been working to fight against fraud and corruption in the federal governm=
ent for more than 30 years, through journalism, books and lawsuits. Writing=
the "Solutions" column for Truthout has been the best experience I have ha=
d in journalism to truly expose and reform the system.<br />
</span></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "> =
;</span></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Becau=
se of my expertise in the area of national defense, I wrote 39 columns this=
past year on the problems afflicting the Pentagon. The </span><a href=3D"h=
ttp://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DzpzbCl%2Bop65iLtZM=
ajSkD84vHz%2BsovQR"><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "><font color=3D"#cc0=
000">column</font></span></a><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "> on the pr=
icing of weapons <b>caught the interest of DoD Director of Weapons Pricing,=
Shay Assad</b>. He agreed to an </span><a href=3D"http://org2.democracyina=
ction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=3D2&c=3DZZMMG2mBFfaHF%2BLSvD1ncc4vHz%2BsovQR"><sp=
an style=3D"font-size: medium; "><font color=3D"#cc0000">interview</font></=
span></a><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "> to tell me how <b>he</b> <b>i=
s planning to introduce an effective but revolutionary pricing reform as ou=
tlined in my column</b>. This reform, if implemented, could save literally =
billions of dollars. I also recently met with Mr. Assad in the Pentagon for=
an hour to hear him out and suggest several ways to implement this importa=
nt reform - <b>I’m now writing him a memo for a test program of this =
method to reform the Pentagon procurement system</b>.</span></div>
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ype=3D"_moz" />
</span></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">In th=
e “Solutions: Making Government Work” column, I'm pleased to no=
t only be doing exposes and writing “ain’t it awful” stor=
ies, but also exploring how to realistically solve the problems. It has bee=
n hard work - I’ve needed to draw from my experience and the experien=
ce of my many sources inside the federal government to figure out how to ch=
ange it. Exposing government malfeasance is hard, but determining realistic=
solutions is even harder in the polarized Washington atmosphere.</span></d=
iv>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "><br t=
ype=3D"_moz" />
</span></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><b><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">Tr=
uthout was the one media outlet that I believe would let me do this type of=
column</span></b><span style=3D"font-size: medium; ">. Instead of the dogm=
atic political rhetoric that plagues much of the other Internet websites, I=
'm able to write longer, reasoned columns with solutions that rise above th=
e political rancor.</span></div>
<div style=3D"text-align: left; "><span style=3D"font-size: medium; "> =
;</span></div>
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out deserves your support so that we can continue to fight corruption and m=
alfeasance without taking any advertising, so we are not owned by any polit=
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et, and we can only get there with your support.</b> I hope that you can he=
lp this vital media asset by donating generously today.</span></div>
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