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On the recordAugust 2, 2009
The Department of Defense paid $8 billion in unwarranted bonuses to contractors for weapons programs that had severe cost overruns.
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Thomas Coburn
Republican · Oklahoma

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Senator Coburn criticizes excessive bonuses in defense contracts.

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