It can be good! That said, as someone who has spent time in the five sided puzzle palace I would argue the time has long passed for a harder look at how the dollars are spent and how procurements are happening so we improve the process, open to more domestic competition and open ourselves up less to single points of failure for our key defense elements (see F35 program).

“Do more with less” during the Obama administration / Afghan war was a test of this and the things that got cut were the innovative programs while inefficient tent poles remained.

We should reform now while we have the budget so we get more good public innovation and can actually cut effectively and have that muscle memory in leaner years.