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Pentagon Inspector General Points to Challenges in Building ‘Strategic Competition’ Framework

Pentagon Inspector General Points to Challenges in Building ‘Strategic Competition’ Framework
U.S. and coalition aircraft deployed to the Indo-Pacific theater conduct an elephant walk at Andersen AFB, Guam on July 19 during a series of U.S.-coalition exercises (U.S. Air Force Photo)

While DoD wants to build a lasting framework to counter China and Russia, the Pentagon has faced challenges "in consistently securing and accounting for defense materiel" for Ukraine; question marks related to prepositioned stocks' readiness due to "inadequate contract execution and oversight" and other factors; and personnel shortages in U.S. Indo-Pacific Command that "contribute to schedule delays and increased costs," according to a report last week by the Pentagon Office of Inspector General (OIG). "The DoD OIG has completed projects…

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