Army O&M accounts hard to track.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Operations and maintenance - Brief Article

The most difficult-to-track pot of money in the Defense Department is the Army's operations and maintenance accounts, known as O&M, said a congressional analyst during a recent conference with defense contractors. O&M is a broad spending category that pays for everything from day-to-day combat operations to training and equipment maintenance. In fiscal 2002, for example, the Army's O&M funding is $23 billion. "You don't know who the people are who spend this...