The Pentagon's tradition of major end-of-year spending spikes is unlikely to fade any time soon, despite repeated efforts to tamp down on the practice because of its tendency to generate waste and poor management, according to a recent report from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Inside Defense . Weekly Defense Department contract obligations were $5 billion in fiscal year 2015, compared to $20.5 billion in the final week of September -- the end of the fiscal year, according to...
