The Pentagon's watchdog is sniffing around facilities across Iowa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Texas to assess the efficacy of the Defense Department's ramp-up of artillery and tank munition production programs. “The objective of this evaluation is to determine how effectively the DOD increased the capability and capacity of production programs for 155-millimeter artillery and 120-millimeter tank ammunition to maintain U.S. military readiness and meet future requirements,” an Aug. 11 memo to Pentagon leadership from the office of the inspector general...
