Senate passes Arlington cemetery management bill
A bill passed by the U.S. Senate requires the Army to report whether graves at Arlington National Cemetery are correctly marked and come up with a plan to fix any...
The Senate has passed a bill to crack down on management problems at Arlington National Cemetery. The bill requires the Army to report whether the graves are properly marked and to fix errors. GovExec reports the bill requires the Army Secretary to report to Congress on progress to reform management. A criminal investigation found eight sets of cremated remains in one burial plot. It also discovered more than 200 graves mislabled on the cemetery map.
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