Pentagon admits defense budgeting modeled on Hungry Hungry Hippos
WASHINGTON — Frantic grabbing, yelling, and hoarding are not behaviors limited to the playground. A senior Department of Defense official revealed that such methods also help determine the annual defense budget, to the surprise of pretty much nobody.
“We’ve been copying kid’s games for years,” said Thomas Killigan, Undersecretary of Defense for Budget an…
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