Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby today reported that Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has the authority to unilaterally end a program where the military provides “surplus” war materiel to local police across America. The Section 1033 program, created by Congress in 1993 as part of the war on drugs, has come under renewed scrutiny as
Pentagon: Hagel Could Stop Giving Military Gear To Cops
No Plans to Actually Do So, Officials Say.