Monopolies do not create incentives to reach for higher standards. Competition leads to higher quality and better value. As a program manager who has worked on both the commercial and military sides for an aerospace supplier, I know that when vendors compete on cost, quality and schedule, the customer wins. In the case of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), that customer is the American taxpayer. That is why I am troubled that the Defense Department is asking Congress to eliminate competition on the JSF engine.
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