Originally Posted by Manandboy
The whole thing is a re-invention of QinetiQ under a slightly different guise - fantastic in terms of smoke, mirrors and bullsh1t, but basically a profit-making organisation totally dependent on the expertise and support of military personnel.
QinetiQ would never have been totally dependent on military personnel; the long term knowledge and skills of its technical civilian workforce, yes - and indeed with embedded
support from the military partnership, unique in defence support. But ultimately it was the "boffins" that were QQ's key dependence from the outset in 2001.
Sadly both the continuity and specialisms of the "boffins", and the advantages available from the military partnership, have both been squandered.
Whilst short-sighted and unrealistic commercial management are in the frame for the former, it is sadly the military alone who are in the spotlight for the state of the uniformed element of the partnership.