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$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
Exclusive: Report Shows Vehicles, Machine Guns And More Meant For
Iraqi Forces Unaccounted For
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007
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(CBS) This story was written and reported by Laura Strickler of the
CBS News Investigative Unit.
Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and
rocket propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1 billion
in unaccounted for military equipment and services provided to the
Iraqi security forces, according to a new report issued today by the
Pentagon Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the CBS News
investigative unit. Auditors for the Inspector General reviewed
equipment contracts totaling $643 million but could only find an audit
trail for $83 million.
Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
The report details a massive failure in government procurement
revealing little accountability for the billions of dollars spent
purchasing military hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For
example, according to the report, the military could not account for
12,712 out of 13,508 weapons, including pistols, assault rifles,
rocket propelled grenade launchers and machine guns.
The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials will
face tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee
regarding their procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton,
assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology has
already announced his resignation on the heels of sharp criticism of
army contracting. Bolton
$1B In Military Equipment Missing In Iraq
Exclusive: Report Shows Vehicles, Machine Guns And More Meant For
Iraqi Forces Unaccounted For
Comments Comments364
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2007
Stolen Tank
(CBS/AP)
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Battle For Iraq
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Blog
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Armen Keteyian and his investigative team keep you informed daily on
their blog.
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Are Lost U.S. Weapons In Enemy Hands?
Answers.com
(CBS) This story was written and reported by Laura Strickler of the
CBS News Investigative Unit.
Tractor trailers, tank recovery vehicles, crates of machine guns and
rocket propelled grenades are just a sampling of more than $1 billion
in unaccounted for military equipment and services provided to the
Iraqi security forces, according to a new report issued today by the
Pentagon Inspector General and obtained exclusively by the CBS News
investigative unit. Auditors for the Inspector General reviewed
equipment contracts totaling $643 million but could only find an audit
trail for $83 million.
Inspector General Report 1.95 mb.
The report details a massive failure in government procurement
revealing little accountability for the billions of dollars spent
purchasing military hardware for the Iraqi security forces. For
example, according to the report, the military could not account for
12,712 out of 13,508 weapons, including pistols, assault rifles,
rocket propelled grenade launchers and machine guns.
The report comes on the same day that Army procurement officials will
face tough questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee
regarding their procurement policies. One official, Claude Bolton,
assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology has
already announced his resignation on the heels of sharp criticism of
army contracting. Bolton
