Defence procurement issues in a galaxy far, far way
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It seems that even the New Republic is subject to corruption in defence procurement.
This reminds me of my first presentation as a PhD student where I half-jokingly claimed the Death Star would not have been destroyed if only the Empire had followed a competitive dialogue.