Three weeks ago I reported that the Army had 73 investigations into fraud and corruption with regard to our efforts in Iraq. Yesterday, that number was up to 78 and the amount of money involved had jumped to $6 billion, with another $88 billion in contracts and programs being audited for financial irregularities.
The Pentagon admitted that they had "insufficient oversight of contracting officers' activities". This admission comes two years after Congress - believe it or not - recognized problems with military contracting and - mirabile dictu - actually passed legislation giving the Pentagon tools to correct the problems.
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