Congress has given the Defense Department $807 billion since 2001 to pursue what Bush administration officials have termed the "global war on terrorism," and the Pentagon had used $595 billion of those funds as of June 2008, according to the Government Accountability Office. The difference, according to a GAO report released today, is the result of "certain fiscal year 2008 appropriations," including allocations for multiyear procurement, construction and research projects that defense officials have not yet obligated. Of the $595...
