Pentagon fell short in tracking $1 billion in Ukraine aid, IG finds
By Bryant Harris and Noah Robertson
Thursday, Jan 11
WASHINGTON ― The Defense Department has not fully complied with enhanced tracking requirements for roughly $1 billion worth of equipment sent to Ukraine, a Pentagon Inspector General report released Thursday found.
Most of the improperly tracked equipment is night vision devices, but the list also includes drones as well as missiles. The report did not find any instances of misuse or diversion of the U.S. equipment, as Pentagon Inspector General Robert Storch noted such an assessment would “fall beyond the scope of this project.”
“While there has been significant improvement in the delinquency rate for inventorying this sensitive equipment, persistent gaps as identified in our evaluation may correlate with an inability to maintain complete accountability for this critical U.S. security assistance,” Storch said in a statement.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/01/11/pentagon-fell-short-in-tracking-1-billion-in-ukraine-aid-ig-finds/
