A specialized plane at the Drug
Enforcement Administration to fly missions in Afghanistan that has cost
taxpayers $86 million has remained grounded in the U.S. for seven years.
The Justice Department inspector general issued a scathing audit Wednesday, spurred by a 2014 whistleblower's report.
The
program, part of an agreement with the Department of Defense, was
supposed to be completed in December 2012. But investigators say it has
been plagued by missteps costing the agencies four times the initial
estimated cost.
The report states it's unlikely the plane will ever fly in Afghanistan because the DEA has ceased aviation operations there.
The
DEA says that it agrees it "can and should provide better oversight of
its operational funding" and is reviewing its policies and procedures.
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