![Gov’t Shut Down: Pentagon Spends Over $5 Billion on Military and Spy Equipment Gov’t Shut Down: Pentagon Spends Over $5 Billion on Military and Spy Equipment](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/100213reaper2-310x168.jpg)
Defense Dept. doesn’t slow down spending for surveillance. The U.S. Department of Defense awarded 94 contracts worth over $5 billion, including purchases for spy satellites, body armor and drones, on Sept. 30, the day before the government shutdown and at the end of the federal fiscal year.