IOWA SENATOR CHUCK GRASSLEY SAYS HE LOOKS FORWARD TO ELON MUSK’S REVIEW OF THE MILITARY’S BUDGET.
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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID HE EXPECTS MUSK’S DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY EFFORT TO FIND HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF FRAUD AND ABUSE IN THE MILITARY.
MUSK’S SPACE X WAS AWARDED ABOUT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS IN DEFENSE DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS LAST YEAR, MUCH OF IT TO LAUNCH SATELLITES FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE AND COMMUNICATIONS.
GRASSLEY SAYS A RECENT CASE INVOLVING AMAZON’S DISPUTED AND REJECTED BID FOR A MILITARY CONTRACT SENDS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
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THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IS THE LARGEST AGENCY IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET AND HAS AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF 800 BILLION DOLLARS.
GRASSLEY HAS BEEN A CRITIC OF PENTAGON SPENDING SINCE HE JOINED THE SENATE IN THE EARLY 1980’S, RAISING CONCERNS THEN ABOUT THE PRICE THE MILITARY HAD PAID FOR COMMON ITEMS, LIKE A 400 DOLLAR HAMMER AND A 600 DOLLAR TOILET SEAT.
IN 2018, GRASSLEY CALLED ATTENTION TO THE 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS THE PENTAGON PAID FOR TOILET SET LIDS.
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