WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to destroy more than $1 billion worth of ammunition although some of those bullets and missiles could still be used by troops, according to the Pentagon and congressional sources.
It’s impossible to know what portion of the arsenal slated for destruction — valued at $1.2 billion by the Pentagon — remains viable because the Defense Department’s inventory systems can’t share data effectively, according to a Government Accountability Office report obtained by USA TODAY.
The result: potential waste of unknown value. (USA Today)
h/t Alphecca
Guffaw in AZ 
The military is always one of the worst offenders when it comes to wastefulness.
After all, the Military-Industrial Complex that Eisenhower warned us about needs to keep producing, selling, and buying.
(And, yeah, I say that with the full knowledge that my husband works for the MIC).
Posted by Tomi | May 7, 2014, 8:30 amI think ALL government is wasteful. It’s in it’s genes.
Posted by guffaw1952 | May 7, 2014, 9:06 amAnd I’m hearing they want to ‘shred’ the brass and not put it out to sale for the ammo buyers… sigh
Posted by Old NFO | May 7, 2014, 9:20 amYeah, THAT’S efficient!
Posted by guffaw1952 | May 7, 2014, 10:22 amBut but but shredding the brass is the only way to keep it out of those teabaggers’ hands, right? Right?
Sheesh.
Posted by Rev. Paul | May 8, 2014, 2:49 pmRight!
Posted by guffaw1952 | May 8, 2014, 2:57 pm