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WASHINGTON<\/strong> \u2014 A top federal watchdog revealed that it discovered massive waste in the Department of War\u2019s procurement processes during a congressional hearing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The House Oversight Committee\u2019s Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee held a roundtable titled \u201cGetting Taxpayers a Better Bang for Their Buck from Military Contracts.\u201d The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a as the meeting commenced that aims to \u201ccurb waste and save billions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that the bloat in the Department of War\u2019s procurement is so bad that some systems may be obsolete before they ever enter service. (RELATED: Swamp\u2019s New Draft Defense Bill Would Open Up Billion-Dollar Taxpayer Purse For Foreign Countries)<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cDOD plans to invest over $2.4 trillion to develop and acquire its costliest weapon systems,\u201d the GAO report states. \u201cHowever, because the department remains alarmingly slow in delivering capabilities, these investments are at high risk of becoming obsolete before they even reach the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Republican Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett, the chair of the subcommittee, said that this procurement issue is so bad that it will affect the capabilities of U.S. troops.<\/p>\n

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\u201cBy the time these weapons are in the hands of our warfighters, many will be at least partially obsolete,\u201d Burchett said during the opening statement of the roundtable. \u201cMost will cost much more than planned and will deliver less warfighting capabilities than anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Pentagon and the Department of War Office of Inspector General did not reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n

\u2018Price Gouging\u2019<\/h3>\n

Julia Gledhill, research analyst for the National Security Reform Program at the Stimson Center, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the issues with military procurement even include price gouging.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI mean, we\u2019ve had some egregious examples of price gouging over the last several years,\u201d Gledhill told the DCNF.<\/p>\n

The most damaging waste to the U.S. military procurement system occurs when projects are designed to \u201cfail slow,\u201d according to the GAO\u00a0report. These projects continuously consume capital while they remain on the drawing board, even as technology that surpasses them becomes available.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe current process incentivizes \u2018starting fast\u2019\u2014awarding massive development contracts quickly, often in the name of preserving the industrial base, and obligating funds rapidly to ensure the budget is not \u2018lost\u2019 to another program,\u201d the GAO said in a statement to the DCNF. \u201cSuccess is all too often measured by activity (money spent), not by outcomes (capability delivered).\u201d<\/p>\n

Gledhill said that this process is not only detrimental to the industrial base but also to the military.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverly ambitious acquisition plans set both the military and the arms industry up for failure,\u201d Gledhill said. \u201cThe military services develop acquisition plans with little regard for fiscal, industrial and workforce limitations. Military contractors then receive awards for programs they cannot deliver within budget or on schedule, in some cases, for decades.\u201d<\/p>\n

These issues can cause issues with the operation of current systems, such as the B-52 bomber, as delays continuously stack up.<\/p>\n

\u201cProject supply chains remain one of the most significant drivers of cost increases in schedule overruns,\u201d Shelby Oakley, the director of contracting and national security acquisitions at the GAO, said during the hearing. \u201cIn the B-52 program, diminishing manufacturing sources and spare parts shortages reduced aircraft availability and forced cannibalization [the removal of parts from existing aircraft].\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018I Would Support That\u2019<\/h3>\n

Burchett also commented on the proposed , which contained nearly $2 billion for Iraq, Syria\u2019s formerly al-Qaida-linked regime and NATO, including $670 million for Israel and Israeli companies.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear whether the authorization will pass in its current form, as it still needs to overcome legislative hurdles.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael has asked to, actually, some Israelis have actually talked to us about diminishing that or doing away with that,\u201d Burchett told the DCNF. \u201cI would support that if that is something they would be interested in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Democratic New Mexico Rep. Melanie Stansbury also commented on the proposed spending in the NDAA, calling it \u201cbloated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that the NDAA is bloated with the largest amount of spending we\u2019ve ever seen in the history of the United States, and is paying for things that the public does not agree with,\u201d Stansbury told the DCNF. \u201cAnd so, I am not in support of the current NDAA as it is currently configured.\u201d<\/p>\n

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