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Re:Pentagon Spent $5 Billion on Weapons on the Eve of the Sh... by chaz on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @08:24AM (#6481969)
This seems like it's the usual "use it or lose it" budget spending pattern that happens on the last day of the fiscal year. This is more obvious when looking at the sidebar graphic: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-annual-agency-bat...
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Re:Pentagon Spent $5 Billion on Weapons on the Eve of the Sh... by squidfood on Wednesday October 02, 2013 @08:31AM (#6481997)
A lot of it is paperwork and bureaucracy making a false perception. Purchasers make requests to procurement all summer. Procurement backs up, then pulls massive OT in the last few days to get it out the door.

Part of it is also "parking" in contracts. What's shown as "spending" isn't just stocking up on unneeded widgets for the sake of spending, but committing to contracts that will use it over the next couple years.

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