We’ve written on the case of John Murtha’s clandestine pork-barrel projects before. Now CNN is taking a closer look at the project in Murtha’s district–the National Drug Intelligence Center–that was recently funded by the House Intelligence Committee in violation of House rules. Lest there be any doubt about the value of the NDIC , CNN uncovered a GAO report from 1993 that found the Center’s work was already being done by 19 other federal agencies. The report says that “law enforcement officials… have questioned the NDIC’s management structure while some are unclear on its mission.” OMB requested that the agency be shut down in 2005, but Murtha has kept the Center open through Congressional earmarks.
One would think that even though House Democrats have canceled the war on terror, the intelligence committee might still find better ways to spend our tax dollars.
