The US military, notorious for once paying hundreds of dollars for a toilet seat, is getting better but still has trouble not spending big money for little things. The Defense Department's inspector general told Congress that an audit showed the Pentagon paid $714 apiece for 108 electrical bells that had earlier cost just $46.68, and $5.41 each for some 29-cent screwheads.
Pentagon Bargains
The US military, notorious for once paying hundreds of dollars for a toilet seat, is getting better but still has trouble not spending big money for little things. The Defense Department's inspector general told Congress that an audit showed the Pentagon paid $714 apiece for 108 electrical bells that had earlier cost just $46.68, and $5.41 each for some 29-cent screwheads.
