White House denies Army's pitch for more brass(to oversee purchasing & monitor contractors)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - The Army's march to overhaul its tarnished contracting system has been slowed by an unlikely foe: the White House.


The Office of Management and Budget, President Bush's administrative arm, has shot down a service plan to add five active-duty generals who would oversee purchasing and monitor contractor performance.

The boost in brass was a key recommendation from a blue-ribbon panel that last fall criticized the Army for contracting failures that undermined the war effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, wasted U.S. tax dollars, and sparked dozens of procurement fraud investigations.

As the Army's contracting budget ballooned — from $46 billion in 2002 to $112 billion in 2007 — it had too few experienced people negotiating and buying equipment and supplies, according to the panel. Worse still, there wasn't a single Army general in a job with contracting responsibilities. That meant the profession had little clout at a critical time.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/army_generals_contracts

[SpiralHawk]

1. Freaking republicons do everything to protect their war plunder

Ptooey on their anti-American corruption...

[MotorCityMan]

2. "...it had too few experienced people"

I'll bet they were graduates of Liberty University, though, and diehard kool-aid drinkers.

[flashl]

3. Guess, the blue ribbon panel overlooked purging of previous procurement and acquisition officers. nt

[underpants]

4. Things more important than me 1. the phone company 2. defense contractors

:wow:

is there really any doubt left?

[Thothmes]

5. Maybe we have to much brass now

There are more Flag officers on active duty with a Navy of 282 ships than there was in 1945 with a Navy of 1500 ships.