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Topic: New twist on Right to Repair

Posted By: steve(ill)
Subject: New twist on Right to Repair
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 2:23pm

In a major win for the Right to Repair movement, the U.S. Army is set to include repair rights in all new procurement contracts and revise existing ones, allowing military personnel to maintain and fix their own equipment without over-reliance on defense contractors.

The Right to Repair refers to the ability of users, whether civilians or service members, to access the tools, parts, and information required to repair the products they use.While it’s long been a focus for consumer advocacy, the military’s adoption marks a new high point for the movement, potentially paving the way for broader national reforms.

On April 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent out a memo to senior Pentagon leadership addressing Army transformation and acquisition reform, including a directive to accelerate modernization, cut costs, and improve equipment readiness.

Central to that agenda is a push to include Right to Repair provisions in all procurement contracts, removing barriers that have long prevented service members from fixing their own gear.

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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 2:32pm

Seems the Military has come a long way from the original JEEP made by several companies all with interchangeable parts to buying things only the supplier can fix .
Then seems adversaries in some parts of the world by USED Toyota , trucks and use them - so they break down - your out $200 and you import another one .
Another friend use to work for a large defense contractor on computer systems aboard ships, subs and other air defense mobile units. They would build , test and install systems , then hand over manual and repair info . He even had to make out blueprints for what needed to be cut or opened up in structure to import new unit into space designed to house it .

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Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 03 May 2025 at 10:42pm

thats good cut goverment waste and keep pushing the right to repair