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Ray Mabus: “If it was not giving us what we needed, or if it was too expensive, or if it wasn't going to perform in the way that it…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2014
If it was not giving us what we needed, or if it was too expensive, or if it wasn't going to perform in the way that it should, we killed them.
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Ray Mabus

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Mabus discusses the importance of eliminating ineffective and costly procurement programs.

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