Graft in U.S. Army Contracts Spread From Kuwait Base
Source: By GINGER THOMPSON and ERIC SCHMITT, New York Times, September 24, 2007
...... Pentagon officials are investigating some $6 billion in military contracts, most covering supplies as varied as bottled water, tents and latrines for troops in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. The inquiries have resulted in charges against at least 29 civilians and soldiers, more than 75 other criminal investigations and the suicides of at least two officers. They have prompted the Pentagon, the largest purchasing agency in the world, to overhaul its war-zone procurement system.