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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: procurement

procurement stories: 6 news summaries
OPINION

Don't Let 'Waste' Taunts Prompt More Waste

Obama shouldn't scrap chopper deal just to appease McCain

May 14, 09 9:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fearful of appearing wasteful, the Defense Department wants to dump a contract for new presidential helicopters and start fresh—but that means losing $4 billion already spent on the project. It’s the same old story when it comes to “wasteful procurement,” writes Gail Collins in the New ... More »

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John McCain • government spending • Department of Defense • helicopter • procurement • Gail Collins • government contracts • President Obama

Contractors Targeted in Pentagon Cuts

Gates aims to have procurement staff employed directly by Pentagon

Apr 7, 09 4:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Pentagon's new budget proposal cuts the role of private contractors by a third—back to pre-9/11 levels—the Washington Post reports. Defense Secretary Robert Gates plans to replace tens of thousands of contracted workers with people employed directly by the Pentagon, especially among the vast workforce tasked with buying... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • contractors • US military • Department of Defense • procurement • Pentagon waste

Gates Axes F-22 in Pentagon Budget Overhaul

Defense sec cuts deep, readies dep't for this century's wars

Apr 6, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates today recommended halting production of the F-22 fighter jet and scrapping a new helicopter for the president as he outlined deep cuts to many of the military's biggest weapons programs. Gates said his $534 billion budget proposal represents a "fundamental overhaul" in defense acquisition... More »

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Pentagon • Robert Gates • budget • Department of Defense • defense secretary • procurement • Pentagon waste • Obama administration • President Obama

US Ambassador Implicated in China Arms Deal

Envoy to Albania hid aging, illegal munitions bound for Afghanistan

Jun 24, 08 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American ambassador to Albania personally endorsed a plan to disguise the origin of munitions bought by a Pentagon contractor, according to Congressional testimony. The New York Times traveled to Albania during an earlier investigation of a shady 22-year-old arms dealer operating out of Miami Beach. But the Albanian defense... More »

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Afghanistan • corruption • Albania • Afghan Army • procurement • arms trafficking • ammunition

US Supplier Arms Afghan Forces With Ancient Ammo

22-year-old buys old Soviet-bloc munitions

Mar 27, 08 9:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military's main supplier for munitions to Afghanistan is an unvetted business run by a 22-year-old with no military experience and a string of domestic violence allegations, an investigation by the New York Times finds. And the tiny company's shady dealings with arms traffickers has left Afghan forces armed... More »

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Afghanistan • corruption • US military • Afghan Army • procurement • arms trafficking • AEY Inc. • ammunition

Panel Rips Army Fraud 'Crisis'

Raps military on wasted contract billions

Nov 1, 07 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Army is under fire for failing to train enough officers to supervise billions of dollars in contracts and allowing waste and fraud to flourish, reports the New York Times.  The problems have "created a crisis," according to an independent six-member panel appointed by Army Secretary Pete... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • contracts • US Army • Pete Geren • Kuwait • Government Accountability Office • Maj. John Cockerham • Jacques S. Gansler • procurement

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