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John Phelan: “We've gotten way too fragmented. And I think that's just a…”

Featuring: John Phelan, Secretary of the Navy | National

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Morning Keynote: The Honorary John Phelan

Published | Video Starts at 48:13

And so you think about running something like this without knowing that. So I think the other thing I would say is We've gotten way too fragmented. And I think that's just a growth in bureaucracy not having enough accountability. And candidly, probably just creating jobs to get a bigger budget, because that's the incentive. You know, I was with a group of congressmen recently, and they're like, you know, you're a business guy. (48:13–48:25)

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