[Loughla]

This is the only report I know about, but I'm 100% certain there are many more just a google search away:

https://fas.org/man/eprint/contract-fraud.pdf

Highlights: from 2013-2017, there were 1,059 criminal convictions of defense contracting fraud (1087 defendants total), including 678 individuals and 409 separate businesses. Further, there were 443 fraud-related civil cases.

These are just the ones who got caught. It's not that much of a stretch to think that this much money is going to be super tempting to well-connected cronies of our representatives.

[jack_riminton]

What does this have to do with DAPRA? I tried searching the document but couldn't find any references

[Loughla]

The grandparent made a snarky comment about defense spending in general. Which is what that document is about.

>it's a good thing the US in general, it's government more specifically, and it's defense establishment particularly

That's what they said.