Grassley to testify in probe of Defense Department fraud

Amidst new allegations of widespread abuse of federal funds by government workers, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is scheduled to testify Wednesday before a house panel. Grassley will discuss the Defense Department’s misuse of government-issue credit cards.Grassley testified about the problem last summer before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations. A review found Pentagon employees spent nine billion dollars in 2000 with 1-point-8 million credit cards. Grassley says some spending clearly appeared to be personal and inappropriate.He says the Pentagon’s issuing credit cards willy-nilly with no credit checks and it’s no surprise what’s resulted.