Sanders to Mattis: Crack Down on Pentagon Waste, Outrageous Contractor Pay
WASHINGTON, March 14 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis Wednesday asking him to address the excessive compensation of defense contractors, the widespread misconduct and fraud in the defense contracting industry and massive cost overruns in the acquisition budget. Last year, the CEOs of Lockheed Martin and