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Russell Vought: “Frigate, for example, you know, was only 15% deviation away…”

Featuring: Russell Vought, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget | National

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FULL INTERVIEW: OMB Director Russell Vought Speaks At Reagan National Defense Forum

Published | Video Starts at 02:27

But as we've come back into office, the thing that I've been blown away by is how far behind we are in these programs. It has gotten worse. So Frigate, for example, you know, was only 15% deviation away from the model that we had picked... it's now an 85% deviation and it's over budget. and it's over budget, and John had to cancel it. And, I mean, that's what we're up against. And so there's going to be both market demand signals, ingenuity and paradigm shifting at the level of Secretary Hagseth and Deputy Secretary. (02:27–02:48)

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