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WASHINGTON — An independent panel investigating contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan has a bleak assessment for how tens of billions of dollars have been spent since 2001.
A report by the Wartime Contracting Commission, obtained by The Associated Press, documents poor management, weak oversight and a failure to learn from mistakes.
One example cited by the report is a dining facility at a U.S. base in Iraq. The decision to build it was based on bad planning and botched paperwork, but it’s too far along to stop. The price tag: $30 million.
More than 240,000 private-sector employees support military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The report is scheduled to be made public Wednesday at a hearing by a House committee. The Associated Press
