To express an opinion or not?

I have received a few interesting reactions to the blog below. One guy wanted to thank me for expressing an opinion that he was feeling, too. He works for a large defense company and is “sick and tired” of dollars being spent on consultants and un-necessary projects. I can think of one project that was over 80mil that was essentially put in the trash after someone retired and they let go of all the staff.
The other response was actually more interesting, because it’s a person that is well respected in the community. He felt I was taking the program office to task. Quite honestly, it was not the intent or reason for the post. I was taking to task another set of consultants that really did not do much, and I am sure they billed quite a few hours.
Some have eluded that by expressing my opinion that I will no longer be able to do business with the DOD. Let’s hope that not the case. Let’s hope the DOD makes buying decisions not on blogs but on best value to the American taxpayer and what is in the best interest of our troops. I am sure that’s the case!