During fiscal 2022, the Pentagon had oversight of more than 15,000 foreign military sales cases totaling in excess of $679 billion.
Photo: Eric Lee for The Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON—The Pentagon plans to beef up training for its corps of officers who help execute foreign weapons sales, said senior Defense Department officials, part of an effort to cut red tape and speed up sales to allies and partners, who complain along with others that the Pentagon is sluggish, ponderous and ineffective.
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Eric Lee
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Pentagon, The Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON, Defense Department