At issue were recent laws passed by Congress. The latest Defense spending bill states that no money can be used to transfer Guantanamo prisoners to another country except in accordance with a separate, related Defense law. That law requires the secretary of Defense to notify key congressional committees at least 30 days before such a transfer. The swap occurred May 31 of this year. However, the GAO report said those committees were only notified between May 31 and June 2. When DOD failed to notify specified congressional committees at least 30 days in advance of its transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Qatar, DOD used appropriated funds in violation of section 8111, the report said. It also said DOD violated the Antideficiency Act, which bars spending by agencies above the amount of money that Congress has obligated. In this case, the report said the Defense Department spent nearly $1 million more than it had. foxnews/politics/2014/08/21/pentagon-violated-law-with-bergdahl-prisoner-swap-government-watchdog-says/
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:20:30 +0000
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