Military billions called unchecked
From Times Wire Reports
Pentagon auditors say billions in military spending go unchecked because they can’t keep pace with the defense budget and combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Defense Department inspector general estimated that nearly half of the military’s $316-billion weapons budget went unchecked last year.
The March assessment was obtained by the Project on Government Oversight.
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