Faulty Gadgets Cost Taxpayers $1 Million

The Air Force spent $1 million on faulty chemical weapons detectors -- and apparently knew they wouldn't work when they used your money to buy them. A Defense Department report says Air Force buyers may have broken federal laws when the bought 100 commercial detectors. They were given to commanders in the Middle East. But it appears the buying officials knew the gadgets didn't work when they bought them. The report also says they didn't wait to get tests back from a military test center. (LAT)