Sensitive Military Gear Bought in GAO Probe

Undercover government investigators purchased sensitive surplus military equipment, such as launcher mounts for shoulder-fired missiles and guided missile radar test-sets, from a Defense Department contractor.

Much of the equipment could be useful to terrorists, according to a draft report by the Government Accountability Office.

In June, two GAO investigators spent $1.1 million on such equipment at two excess-property warehouses. Their purchases included several types of body armor inserts used by troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, an all-band antenna used to track aircraft, and a digital signal converter used in naval surveillance.