The department of war just shot the accountants and opted for speed
The Department of War Just Shot the Accountants and Opted for Speed Posted on November 11, 2025 by steve blank Last week the Department of War finally killed the last vestiges of Robert McNamara’s 1962 Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS). The DoW has pivoted from optimizing cost and performance to delivering advanced weapons at speed. Taking decades to deliver weapons is no longer an option. The DoW has joined the 21st century and adopted Lean Methodology. Two organizations ought to be very concerned – China and the defense prime contractors. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth unveiled the biggest changes in 60 years of how the Department of War (DoW) plans for and buys weapons and services. These changes aren’t a minor attempt at reform. It’s a top-to-bottom…
