Defense Bill Features Less Waste

The defense spending bill that President Obama signed last week eliminated several programs deemed wasteful, including a presidential helicopter fleet replacement program that was six years behind schedule and more than $5 billion over budget. Here are some of the other programs that were cut:

• $5 billion—Trojan yak containing thousands of American soldiers to be sent into Taliban strongholds in Afghanistan
• $4 billion—Electric planes that run on two-mile extension cords
• $12—Headphones on Air Force One
• $7 billion—Genetically engineered grenade orchard
• $1.7 million—Free tampons for lady soldiers
• $245 million—Project to turn Major Dad into a full-length feature film
• $3.8 million—Torture rooms "just to study the effects of torture and nothing else"
• $45 million—Pizza-patterned fatigues
• $28 billion—U.S. Coast Guard

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