Watchdogs continue criticism of DOD cost savings initiative

By Tony Bertuca / September 24, 2018 at 4:54 PM
The Pentagon is unable to reliably demonstrate it has followed the law and enacted billions in overhead cost cuts sought by Congress to be reinvested into warfighting and weapon systems, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. The Pentagon, according to GAO, provided Congress with a progress report in May intended to update lawmakers regarding efforts to save $10 billion in headquarters, administrative, and support activities between fiscal year 2015 and FY-19. The savings were first ordered by the...

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