DOD spent $45,526,070,000+ on 681 individual contracts in September 2017
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) spent at least $45,526,070,000 on 681 individual contracts during September 2017. This amount does not include 52 Foreign Military Sales transactions worth $4,891,400,000.
The month of September marks the end of the Pentagon’s fiscal year, hence the uptick in the number of contracts issued.
Peruse the five PDF documents below. See for yourself how the Pentagon wastes U.S. tax dollars.
Foreign Military Sales, Drones, Combatant Commands, Academia
Fixed-wing and Rotary-wing Aircraft
Navy Ships, Boats, Vessels, & Equipment
Cyber, IT, Communications, Satellites, Ordnance, Gear, Training
Energy, Medicine, Transportation, Environment, Base Support, Construction
*Keep in mind, the corrupt U.S. Senate recently approved an $80 billion increase in annual Pentagon spending. For what? More waste. More war. More death.
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Christian Sorensen, a Newsbud Contributing Author & Analyst, is a U.S. military veteran.
A-RCI = acoustic rapid commercial-off-the-shelf
ECP = engineering change proposal
LRIP = low rate initial production
PEO = program executive office, the space where military and civilian officials direct a major acquisition program
SRA = selected restricted availability = implementation of depot-level maintenance and modifications with the goal of updating a ship’s technical and military capabilities
TI = technical insertion
*Editing consolidated similar contracts. Italics indicate notes from the editor.
**Any clerical errors are the editor’s alone. Each month, NEWSBUD presents a distillation of the previous month’s DOD Contracts. Check back regularly.
***To avoid competitive bidding, DOD invokes 10 U.S.C. 2304, FAR 6.302, and FAR 8.405-6. DOD uses 15 U.S.C. 638 to avoid competitive bidding when dealing with small businesses. DOD uses CFR 206.302-4 to avoid competitive bidding when dealing with treaties and foreign transactions.