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Investigation uncovers phony law enforcement agency at Navy yard that spent $21M on weapons, vehicles

by Brian Seay

About half the money was spent on labor over more than a decade, and at least $4 million worth of vehicles are still missing.

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A closer look at what President Trump’s military surplus executive order does

by Brian Seay

President Trump rolled back an Obama-era order restricting military surplus equipment for state and local law enforcement this week. But what’s it all mean?

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Defense Department sold $1.2 million in excess equipment to ‘fake law enforcement’

by Brian Seay

The Defense Department gave about $1.2 million worth of military equipment to a phony law enforcement agency set up by a government watchdog agency.

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Citing Ferguson, lawmaker to introduce bill to curb DoD gear for police agencies

by Chris Eger

A lawmaker is calling on Congress to restrict a Department of Defense program that provides surplus military equipment to law enforcement agencies.

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U.S. military receives historical WWII T-6 Texan trainer, scraps it

by Brent McCluskey

Japan recently returned a WWII-era T-6 Texan trainer to the Defense Logistics Agency, where it was demilitarized and torn apart.

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