tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post2774893866595289816..comments2023-09-12T09:38:27.205-04:00Comments on The Mil & Aero Blog: DARPA makes Lockheed Martin sit for three months on one of 2010's most important military technology storiesPennwell Blogs Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15757232455847950283noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-190977655495067644.post-32855938026926687662010-12-14T18:09:03.712-05:002010-12-14T18:09:03.712-05:00Thanks for drawing attention to this example of un...Thanks for drawing attention to this example of unnecessary secretiveness.<br /><br />The correct term here is secretiveness rather than secrecy, because in this case as in so many others, the Pentagon wasn't concealing the important information from foreign foes, only from the voters and taxpayers.<br /><br />Military and intelligence community public affairs offices consistently claim that such secretiveness shields valuable information from opposition forces such as the Taliban, or foreign military services.<br /><br />But the Pentagon isn't worried about their opponents, such as the Russian and Chinese armies; they're worried about their enemies in Congress and in executive branch agencies.Wilson P. Dizard IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14654057113972052100noreply@blogger.com