GAO Says Pentagon Acquisition Staff Too Small For Mission

Defense Dept. spending on goods and services grew to more than $250 billion in Fiscal 2005, but the staff that keeps an eye on all those contracts hasn't kept pace. Defense Dept. contract obligations increased 88% in the past five years while the acquisition workforce stayed flat at about 70,000...

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