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Norway’s Defense Contracts

A public hearing in Oslo is testing whether Norway’s defense agencies have brought military purchasing under control after repeated breaches of procurement rules.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 14

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Norway’s parliament opened a public hearing on November 13 after its auditors found that the Norwegian Armed Forces had bought goods and services worth about €69 million under expired purchasing agreements. The Ministry of Defense has since disclosed further purchases under agreements that had already reached their spendi…

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