To avoid interruptions in critical national security activities, Congress should let Energy Department procurement efforts that support the Defense Department sidestep mandated inspector-general reviews, the Pentagon argues in a recent legislative proposal. The Fiscal Year 2008 National Defense Authorization Act calls for IG reviews of non-defense agency procurement policies, procedures and internal controls "to determine consistency with defense procurements requirements, as well as certification of compliance with these requirements for each procurement of property or services for the Department of...
