(July 22, 2006)--Undercover government investigators have been able to buy sensitive surplus military equipment from a Defense Department contractor.
According to a report by the Government Accountability Office, the purchases included items such as launcher mounts for shoulder-fired missiles and guided missile radar test sets.
According to the GAO, much of the equipment could be useful to terrorists.
The GAO is an investigative arm of Congress.
In June, two of its investigators spent $1.1 million on such equipment at two excess property warehouses.
In the report, the GAO said it had briefed Pentagon officials on its findings but that the Pentagon had no response because it had not had time to perform a detailed review.
