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Upgrading Gitmo
It's easy to take potshots at the military for spending upwards of $500 million (according to the Washington Post) to upgrade the facility at Guantanamo Bay since the beginning of the war on terror. I, for one, don't think it's a big deal to provide service members with access to creature comforts like Starbucks and KFC. And athletic fields, running tracks and even volleyball courts serve a genuine purpose in not only providing recreation but promoting troops' physical fitness.
But $296,000 for a go-kart track? Really?
Tom Shoop is vice president and editor in chief at Government Executive Media Group, where he oversees both print and online editorial operations. He started as associate editor of Government Executive magazine in 1989; launched the company’s flagship website, GovExec.com, in 1996; and was named editor in chief in 2007.
