Pentagon "Has Spent Money Like Paris Hilton At A Shoe Sale"... But After Self-Review Says Spending Is Sound...

Knight Ridder Drew Brown March 30, 2006 at 11:43 AM
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The Defense Logistics Agency, completing an internal review of its $7 billion "prime vendor" purchasing system, has declared the program sound, even though it overpaid millions of dollars for common kitchen items.

Congress ordered the review after a Knight Ridder investigation last year found that the Pentagon had paid $20 a piece for plastic ice cube trays that previously had cost 89 cents and $81 each for coffee makers that it bought for years for $29.

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