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www.usatoday.com — Senior department officials have "not provided the oversight needed" to ensure that purchases "with important national security objectives" function properly and stay on budget, according to Congress' Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO report is the latest to raise questions about ...

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Report criticizes Homeland Security
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO report is the latest to raise questions about the Homeland Security Department, which Congress has criticized for gaps in aviation security, a faltering response to Hurricane Katrina and slow progress in securing land borders. The new report levels criticism at a complex process Homeland Security has used to beef up the nation's defenses by purchasing security equipment, including machines that scan suitcases for bombs. Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2008-11-19-spen...

Newspaper Roundup for Nov. 20, 2008
CNSNews.com Headlines — Home News National CNSNews.com Newspaper Roundup for Nov. 20, 2008 Thursday, November 20, 2008 By Susan Jones, Senior Editor Los Angeles Times: Antiwar groups fear Barack Obama may create hawkish Cabinet Boston Globe: John Kerry to chair Senate Foreign Relations Committee Fox News: Reports: Obama to tap Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security chief USA Today: Report criticizes Homeland Security on equipment purchases Boston Globe/LA Times: Mexico's drug wars spill across border into US Suburban areas in several ...

The Daily Muck
TPMMuckraker — ... A Government Accountability Office report released today blasts the Homeland Security Department for spending billions of dollars of taxpayer money on projects, like luggage scanning equipment and illegal immigrant raids, that are not properly reviewed before or after they start. (USA Today) ...

Conservatism’s Gut-Job on Government
The Republic of T. — ... In the middle of a financial crisis, we find out that Homeland Security has failed to oversee billions of dollars in equipment purchases. ...

Report blasts Homeland Security
WTF Is It Now?!? — The Homeland Security Department has done a craptacular job overseeing the purchase of billions of dollars of equipment and technology, a new report by the Government Accountability Office says. The GAO blamed oversight problems on insufficient staff and limited attention paid by senior department officials. ...

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