Miscalculations in the value of weaponry the United States has sent to Ukraine has again been uncovered, increasing the Pentagon's purse to supply its besieged ally by another $2 billion.
The GAO report was published Thursday identifying "Additional reductions in values" totally nearly $2 billion.
The report states the Department of Defense valued some of the items not based on their value at the time they were taken from U.S. stockpiles but from the cost to replace them.
The United States provided Ukraine with 10 vehicles it valued at $7 million.
The book value of each vehicle was zero, meaning that there was $7 million for an additional drawdown authority.
To prevent further miscalculations, the GAO is recommending that Congress clarify the definition of "Value" concerning the president's drawdown authority and the Pentagon to create drawdown authority-specific guidance.
As of March, President Joe Biden authorized an unprecedented 45 drawdowns at a value of nearly $24 billion.
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