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Jonathan Baba

Jonathan Baba served as a Principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP for nearly two decades, where he helped launch the firm’s Navy and DoD practice. He led LMI’s defense market with a “Pentagon to the Pacific” strategy and was awarded the Washington Executive’s 2024 Pinnacle Award for DoD Executive of the year.

An F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 56th Fighter Wing flies over Barry M. Goldwater Range, Arizona, Jan. 19, 2024. The Barry M. Goldwater range, south of Phoenix, Arizona, is host to a number of air-to-ground bombing ranges which are utilized for training by various DOD branches. The F-35 is the U.S. Air Force’s latest fifth-generation fighter and provides next-generation stealth with enhanced situational awareness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elias Carrero)

Dollars and Sense

The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Nightmare: Bad Contracts Are Crippling the Military

Key Points and Summary – The Department of Defense has a record budget but faces a crisis: its outdated acquisition process is failing. -A...

Jonathan BabaJuly 23, 2025

National Security Journal

Jonathan Baba

Dollars and Sense

The Pentagon’s Trillion-Dollar Nightmare: Bad Contracts Are Crippling the Military

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