The U.S. Congress passed the National Defense Authorization Act in the 1990s to provide American law enforcement with more resources to combat rising rates of violent crime, and since then, police ...

In 2015, Mountain View acquired 20 M-16 rifles worth nearly $15,000 for free from the military under its 1033 surplus equipment program, while San Jose has several dozen items, including cameras ...

GovPlanet hosts weekly auctions where you can buy a surplus military vehicle from your couch. (GovPlanet) You can buy from another private owner through sites such as Facebook Marketplace, eBay or ...

In March of that year, the council agreed the city would no longer accept surplus military equipment for its police department. Later that year, Assembly Bill 481, ...

Many police departments in South Jersey rely on military surplus for tactical rifles, heavy trucks and enough camping and emergency gear to fill a Bass Pro Shops.

Cities nationwide that are under investigation for alleged civil rights violations are still eligible to receive surplus military equipment, the Justice Department reports, according to the Associated ...

Since 1997, the program has provided more than $1.5 billion in military surplus equipment to local law enforcement, but critics of the program see it as $1.5 billion in government waste -- and ...

In response, the forest service is offering to grant military surplus vehicles. “Texas A&M forest service has several programs that they benefit from. One of them is our federal surplus program that ...

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — One of the largest military bases in the U.S. is conducting a massive housecleaning of redundant and outdated military gear and hardware. Old Humvees and field ...

American Science & Surplus got its start in 1937 and has expanded its inventory and reach ever since. And Meyer has been a part of the story for the last four decades.

Five years ago, thanks to a federal program that distributes surplus military equipment to local police, Bridgeport acquired a heavily armored vehicle capable of withstanding a mine blast. Other ...

For farmers to make a living, they need to do more than just farming. Tom Reddaway has an interest in military surplus ...