GAO sting nabs Pentagon for selling equipment useful to terrorists

[Rose Siding]

WASHINGTON Jul 21, 2006 (AP)— Undercover government investigators purchased sensitive surplus military equipment such as launcher mounts for shoulder-fired missiles and guided missile radar test sets from a Defense Department contractor.

Much of the equipment could be useful to terrorists, according to a draft report by the Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress.

In June, two GAO investigators spent $1.1 million on such equipment at two excess property warehouses. Their purchases included several types of body armor inserts used by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, an all-band antenna used to track aircraft, and a digital signal converter used in naval surveillance.
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"DOD has not enforced security controls for preventing sensitive excess military equipment from release to the public," the report concluded. "GAO was able to purchase these items because controls broke down at virtually every step in the excess property turn-in and disposal process."

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2223102&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

I'm never disappointed in my Secretary of Defense. He's doing a fabulous job, and America is lucky to have him in the position he's in.
-- White House, Jun. 17, 2004

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[MadMaddie]

1. These guys have attempted to micro-manage everything to

where they can't manage anything....

When are the impeachments going to begin....

[Rose Siding]

3. Who do you mean?

The GAO or the DoD? I don't see the DoD even trying to manage anything and the GAO is should be doing this sort of thing.

[MadMaddie]

4. Sorry about that I meant Rumsfelds fingerprints are here

on the DOD....the DOD is another organization that has been thoroughly corrupted by this administration....

[jsamuel]

2. .

:evilfrown:

[magellan]

5. And the Repugs have the nerve to accuse us of being traitors.

Who's supplying aid and comfort to terrorists? Why, our very own DoD of course!!

No proof it happened? Would anyone really rather be in the position of learning that a US commercial airliner was brought down with excess US military gear because the DoD couldn't be bothered to monitor what happened to it as they should be doing?