The Nation - News from Jan. 3, 1986
The Pentagon is challenging hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills submitted since 1982 by the chairman of Fairchild Industries to cover air commuting expenses from his home near Chesapeake Bay to corporate headquarters 100 miles away, it was disclosed. Chairman Edward J. Uhl billed the Defense Department for $162,000 in commuting expenses for 1983 even though the Defense Contract Audit Agency had already disallowed $34,000 in air travel bills.
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