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Published: 07/30/10

Arlington Cemetery Probe: Where Did $5 Million for Records System Go?

By  Heather Somerville - Politics Daily
Arlington Cemetery Probe: Where Did $5 Million for Records System Go?

Officials don't know what happened to more than $5 million that was supposed to buy a new technology system to automate burial records at Arlington National Cemetery. The money is spent, but the nation's cemetery for military killed in combat, veterans and their families continues to keep burial records for fallen soldiers on paper. After Thursday's Senate committee hearing to review contract mismanagement at Arlington National Cemetery, senators still have few answers on how, where and when the money was spent. "It is a disaster," said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), chairwoman of the ...

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