22 Year Old Awarded 300 Million To Supply Afghan Forces

The New York Times reported last month that the United States Military has been relying on a 22-year-old and his company, AEY Inc., to supply Afghan forces since 2006. Although AEY Inc. was awarded a federal contract worth a shocking $300 million, it's come under heavy scrutiny due to its operation of selling 40-year-old decomposing ammunition from aging stockpiles that NATO has labeled "unreliable and obsolete." The Army has now suspended the company from any further contracts explaining that they were likewise mislead with shipments of Chinese ammunition.

The New York Times article explains the situation, but it's quite frightening how someone so young can be supplying the Army and operations abroad with millions of dollars worth of guns and ammunition. Corrupt behavior, complaints about quality, and dealings with a suspicious middleman in the Middle East, has caused the company to come under tight investigation. Mr. Diveroli, the young executive, claimed that his company has been doing $200 million a year in business since 2004 and contracting with the government. Its peculiar how this happened and even military officials are perplexed about how these guys pulled it off:

"Several military officers and government officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the investigations, questioned how Mr. Diveroli, and a small group of men principally in their 20s and without extensive military or procurement experiences, landed so much vital government work.

"A lot of us are asking the question," said a senior State Department official. "How did this guy get all this business?""