DOD oversight report tracks pandemic spending -- Defense Systems
By Lauren C. Williams May 26, 2021 A recent watchdog report provides a glimpse into how the Defense Department spent emergency pandemic funds. In the much-redacted report, the DOD's Office of Inspector General reviewed six key awards totaling $207 million in contracts and found that officials complied with federal acquisition regulations and other authorities when funding existing contracts and new technology investment agreements with $1 billion allocated in the CARES Act for purchases and contractor payments under the Defense Production Act. The Pentagon assigned $213 million of this for m...