U.S. billionaire Elon Musk has agreed to sell a portion of Starlink assets to the U.S. Department of Defense, removing himself from decision-making regarding geofencing Ukraine’s access to the satellite internet service

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[–] tsuica@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think they lost billions as much as they pumped it into black projects.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I didn't say they lost them, I said they couldn't account for them: they were audited a bunch of times and failed by billions every time, probably for the reason you mentioned AND because they get so much money that they don't feel a need to make an effort to track it all

[–] tsuica@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tend to agree with you, but I'm left wondering if the bureaucratic system would allow this hand-waving approach to budget tracking.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Not usually, but due to decades of successful gaslighting and other propaganda, the military is a holy cow that gets ridiculous amounts of leeway compared to everyone else, especially the people who need government assistance the most.