AF Spare Parts Found Inadequate
A draft report of an audit by the Pentagon’s inspector general found today that 92% of the spare parts sampled at one of the five Air Force supply centers do not meet military specifications.
“The Air Force did not receive the quality parts it paid for,” Stephen A. Trodden, assistant inspector general for auditing, said. He concluded that the Pentagon’s quality control program “needed improvement.” The 103-page draft report was released by the Project on Military Procurement, a private group that specializes in exposing faults in military weapons purchasing.
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