the Ministry of Defense The pure acquisition office-a arm-like arm in the Pentagon, which Republicans claimed to be involved in Trump's investigation of Russia.
The Pentagon's chief spokesman, Sean Barnil, said that civil employees in the office will be reset for important roles, “as the Ministry of Defense has developed a plan to rebuild the office” in line with the strategic priorities of the administration. ”
The office aims to provide a long -term strategic analysis within the Ministry of Defense, but it has become a target for the Republicans who claim to have participated in “projects that have nothing to do with its mission.”
“Praise the Lord. This wise step provides US taxpayers more than $ 20 million a year,” Senator Chuck Grassley, R Aoa, said in a statement.
Defense Minister Higseth closed the net acquisition office on Thursday. (Reuters/Evlin Hakstein)
He described the office as “wasteless and effective.”
In recent years, the office has focused on developing a potential war with China. I have defended a strategy known as “AirSea Battle”, where a blind campaign against the Popular Liberation Army (PLA) will come out of the alleviating and submarines. China monitoring long -term Before the maritime attack.
But for years, Grasli examined the contracting practices of On.
ONA has failed to produce secret net reviews for years, with an analyst of violations, Adam Louvign, once complaining about director James Baker's emails that the office seemed to attract exaggerated academic papers instead of classified net assessments.
“Regarding the issue of quality, more than once I heard contractor studies bearing the name” Mashtaqa “,” At the level of the college “, and based on secondary sources,” Lofenner wrote in an email in September 2016.
Lovinger complained of doubtful government contracts granted to Stephen Halper, FBI informative Spying in the Trump campaign in 2016.
The DOD General Inspector's report later found that Halper failed to properly document the research he conducted as a contractor in four million dollars. The four contracts, which extend from 2012 to 2016, were supposed to include relations between the United States, Russia, China and India.
Al -Amin Higseth says that the Ministry of Defense does not do “foolishness of climate change”
Ona contractor had a contact with the former Trump campaign assistant George Babadubulus. (Reuters/Jim Orckhart)
The report found that Halper did not provide evidence of any meetings of its contract or sites he visited as part of his studies.
“ONA employees were unable to provide any evidence that Professor Halper visited any of these sites, created a consulting group, or met any of the specific persons in the work statement.”
For a study on what Chinese relations could look at 2030, Halper suggested traveling to London and Tokyo.
Ona Stefan Halper was in touch with Carter Page. (Reuters/Sergey Carbokin)
“The contract was fixed on the basis of acceptance of deliveries and Professor Halper was not asked to provide travel receipts. ONA employees were unable to provide documents Professor Halper traveled to this contract.”
Contracts show that Haller included the Russian intelligence official as a consultant to the ONA project, the same intelligence official who was included as a source in the Trump file used to spy on the Carter page. “It raised questions about whether Haller had used US taxpayers to search for contacts with Trump campaign officials,” said Grassley.
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Hallper was also a secret human source to investigate the FBI in Russian intervention in the 2016 elections who recorded talks with campaign officials.
Senator claims that ONIA may find his inquiries about Halper's relationships with Trump Russia Investigation.
Senator Jacques Reed, a doctor, described Democrats in the Armed Services Committee, as “short -sighted” office, adding that “he will undermine our ability to prepare for future conflicts.”
