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is that 10,000 per cable? sure looks like it. Im putting this here for all those who claim DOGE has given no accounting/examples of wasteful spending
$10,000 would but some serious hi tech equipment - not a cable
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It's actually sending shockwaves through the department right now," the Allen Control Systems CEO told FOX Business.
"When I was at the Department of Defense, we were spending $10,000 on HDMI cables that were ‘ruggedized’ when we could have purchased them for $20 or $30 at Best Buy… We need to get more efficient with our spending, because there's a massive threat of drones that are proliferating on the battlefield right now, and the new administration, Secretary [Pete] Hegeth knows this."
$10,000 would but some serious hi tech equipment - not a cable

Elon Musk's DOGE is sending 'shockwaves' through the Pentagon, ex-DOD insider says
Allen Control Systems CEO Steve Simoni said DOGE's impending DoD audit will uncover "all kinds of wasteful spending" amid the Pentagon's need to modernize to keep pace with China.
"When I was at the Department of Defense, we were spending $10,000 on HDMI cables that were ‘ruggedized’ when we could have purchased them for $20 or $30 at Best Buy… We need to get more efficient with our spending, because there's a massive threat of drones that are proliferating on the battlefield right now, and the new administration, Secretary [Pete] Hegeth knows this."