MoD wasting billions with ‘broken’ procurement system, MPs warn
by Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor from on (#5REMD)
Commons spending watchdog says out of 20 projects, 13 were running late by a cumulative total of 21 years
The Ministry of Defence's system of procurement is broken" and is repeatedly wasting billions in taxpayers' money, according to a scathing assessment by a watchdog committee of MPs.
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) said that the oversight in the department was so poor that it was unable to spell out what additional capability the country will get from an extra 16.5bn which was allocated by Boris Johnson last year.
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