I guess you&#x27;re right, I overdid the hyperbole.<p>The part I disagree with is looking at a disfunctional system, taking the component producing the loudest symptoms and declaring it &quot;non value added&quot;.<p>I agree that, in general, QA needs to provide specific feedback to development in order to accomplish its goals. I disagree with the unstated asumption that the problem with F-35 is a QA problem. I know nothing about planes, but for what I have read online, this has been a basket case of Project Management vices and mispractices.<p>In my mind, claiming that QA is not adding value in this case is the equivalent of &quot;fixing&quot; your car by clipping the cable that goes to the &quot;Engine Maintenance&quot; led. I agree a one bit message is not enough to actually solve the problem, but ignoring the one bit of information you already have is just wrong.