Air Force B-21 Bomber's Secrecy to Be Reviewed by Inspector General
- Congress ordered inquiry on whether too much is classified
- Inspector general’s review ordered in spending legislation
The B-21
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The Pentagon’s inspector general has opened a review into whether the Air Force has imposed excessive secrecy on fundamentals of its $80 billion program to develop and build the new B-21 bomber.
The Defense Department’s watchdog office was ordered “to conduct an evaluation and submit a report” to Congress within six months under a provision of the $1.17 trillion government-wide spending bill for the current fiscal year enacted this month. The provision was little-noticed because it refers obliquely to directions in a Senate appropriations measure passed last year.