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Robert Wilkie: Let's not be so arrogant that we think we can build a mouse trap from the Federal Government from Washington that is…

On the recordDecember 18, 2018
Let's not be so arrogant that we think we can build a mouse trap from the Federal Government from Washington that is going to satisfy the customer.
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Robert Wilkie

Editor's note · Context

Wilkie critiques the assumption that federal solutions will automatically meet veterans' needs.

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