NYTs: Pentagon Moves to Gain Temporary Oversight of 21 Air Force Spending

[UpInArms]

Pentagon Moves to Gain Temporary Oversight of 21 Air Force Spending Programs

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/29/politics/29pentagon.html

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WASHINGTON, March 28 (AP)-- The Pentagon took away on Monday the Air Force's authority to oversee 21 major spending programs with a combined value of $200 billion.

The move, described as temporary, was made because of a civilian leadership vacuum at the Air Force after the departure last week of Peter B. Teets, who was under secretary of the Air Force as well as acting secretary.

Mr. Teets had been filling in since James G. Roche resigned as secretary in January.

It also comes amid continuing controversy over the Air Force's handling of a multibillion-dollar Boeing aircraft lease deal that fell through last year and led to the conviction of a former Air Force executive, Darleen A. Druyun, on charges of conspiring to violate conflict-of-interest rules.

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[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

1. That money is chump change...

Compared to what is being sunk into "black projects".

[UpInArms]

3. I especially liked this line /sarcasm

The 21 programs fall into a category where critical decisions are normally made by the military service's own executives.

[lovuian]

2. That money could help Social Security and Medicare

and give our troops armor!!!

Its just a huge bank robbery!!!