Senate subcommittee targets Pentagon task force accused of wasting millions

By Courtney McBride / January 21, 2016 at 2:15 PM
The inspector general evaluating the Defense Department’s former Task Force for Business and Stability Operations and the Pentagon official charged with overseeing matters related to the task force traded barbs during a congressional hearing this week. Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction John Sopko and Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon testified Jan. 20 before the Senate Armed Services readiness and management support subcommittee, which sought to examine reports that the now-defunct TFBSO squandered $800 million...

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