Two senators introduced a bill this week that would make “right to repair” a staple of military contracting, with rules requiring that future weapons systems be delivered with manuals, tools and access to parts and information that would make systems fixable by the military members who use them. Separately, the Senate Armed Services Committee has advanced its version of the fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act that also includes a “right to repair” provision, which would require defense contractors to “submit instructions for continued operational readiness necessary for operations, maintenance, installation, and training,” according to a summary of the bill that was released on Friday.
Under modern contracting rules, some of the most critical systems on U.S. Navy ships, as well as major systems used by the Army, can only be fixed by defense contractors. When one of these systems breaks — whether a vital weapon or the machines that produce fresh water — sailors and soldiers may not have the tools, training or permission to fix them, due to the contracting rules under which the military cedes its “right to repair” systems to contractors who built them.
Yes... yes, without any doubt as sun is bright in the middle of sunny day. Under every longitude, in every country equivalent, if there is a way to fuck even the simples thing up, the DoD's will find the way to do that.
ReplyDelete