The Department of War Just Shot the Accountants and Opted for Speed

In November 2025, 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.