Ernst Says ‘Forget Area 51, Pentagon Waste Is Out of This World.’ DOD, Congress Get New ‘Squeal Award’

Ernst Says ‘Forget Area 51, Pentagon Waste Is Out of This World.’ DOD, Congress Get New ‘Squeal Award’
Sen. Joni Ernst R-Iowa in a file photograph. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo
Mark Tapscott
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WASHINGTON—Department of Defense (DOD) officials could save millions of tax dollars by eliminating unneeded storage resources, says Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), who did two things on Sept. 17 to potentially make it happen.

First, Ernst introduced a bill—the “Defense Storage and Supply Efficiency Improvement Act”—directing the DOD to cut the waste at its many warehouses and other storage facilities.

Mark Tapscott
Mark Tapscott
Senior Congressional Correspondent
Mark Tapscott is an award-winning senior Congressional correspondent for The Epoch Times. He covers Congress, national politics, and policy. Mr. Tapscott previously worked for Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Montgomery Journal, and Daily Caller News Foundation.
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