A massive United States flag draped over 230,000 pounds of rusted steel chained to the back of a semi truck Aug. 7 as the truck rolled onto Buckley AFB, Colo. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey sent the steel, believed to be from the top floors of the World Trade Center’s North Tower, to be used to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Security forces airmen stood guard overnight ensuring the steel reached its final destination in downtown Denver. Five of 16 pieces of steel from the World Trade Center passed through Buckley Sunday. The port authority will distribute the steel to all 50 states and seven countries.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
