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Pete Hegseth: “The era of rewarding delays and cost overruns is over. The…”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks to workers at Newport News Shipbuilding

Published | Video Starts at 13:25

I've made it crystal clear to the entire defense industry, which I didn't come from and I didn't work for. So I don't give a damn who wins. I just want the best. We've been clear. The era of rewarding delays and cost overruns is over. The days of cost plus contracts for programs that are years behind schedule are finished. We will no longer give longer, larger. We will, excuse me. Give longer, larger, more predictable contracts to companies that deliver on time and on budget. (13:25–13:36)

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Asserts that the U.S. military is ending practices that tolerate delays and cost overruns in defense contracts.

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