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…
