[Infowarrior] - The Department of Everything

[Richard Forno]

(I agree w/many of his comments. --rick)

Beef jerky, a microbrewery and windmills are among the hundreds of items the Defense Department is not only spending money on, but producing each year.

And Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) wants the Pentagon to cut it out.

Coburn said Thursday DoD will spend almost $68 billion on non-military goods and services over the next 10 years. Some recent examples included a smartphone app to help military members manage their caffeine intake, and the sponsorship of a workshop by the Defense Advanced Research Agency called the 100 Year Starship project, which included a session called, "Did Jesus die for Klingons too?"

Coburn released a new report, called The Department of Everything, in attempt to shine light on what he calls wasteful spending during a time of ever-tightening budgets.

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http://www.federalnewsradio.com/394/3121936/Senator-has-a-beef-with-DoD-beef-jerky


Report PDF @ http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?a=Files.Serve&File_id=00783b5a-f0fe-4f80-90d6-019695e52d2d


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Just because i'm near the punchbowl doesn't mean I'm also drinking from it.