Current ministers often inherit consequences set in motion several administrations earlier. Long design and construction cycles mean that the official blamed for a failure may not be the one who approved its decisive assumptions. Frequent turnover repeatedly removes leaders just as they learn the portfolio. The resulting loss of institutional continuity is especially damaging when programs, budgets, and their mistakes unfold over decades.
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Defense procurement needs ministerial continuity
Long procurement cycles clash with rapid ministerial turnover, leaving decision-makers little time to master the system they oversee.