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Auditors: Over 1 million F-35 spare parts lost by DoD and Lockheed

GAO said some defense officials believe the true amount of lost spare parts may be even higher.

By Stephen Losey

24 months ago

Fake parts: A Pentagon supply chain problem hiding in plain sight

The Defense Department is developing new tests to find counterfeit parts, putting a renewed emphasis on reporting when problematic components are found.

By Stephen Losey and Joe Gould

2 years ago

New bill aims to cut the price of spare parts for DoD

Legislation proposed Wednesday would force government vendors to publicly disclose data about their costs, a move to help the government negotiate better deals for spare parts.

3 years ago

Stop buying Turkey’s F-35 parts, lawmakers tell DoD

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging the Pentagon to more quickly stop buying F-35 fighter jet components from Turkey.

5 years ago

Report: How the Navy should shore up a shortage of jet parts

IG takes a peek at what's hurting the strike fighter fleet.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

5 years ago

Jury awards $58M in lawsuit against body donation firm that sold cadavers for military testing

A civil jury has awarded $58 million Tuesday to 10 people who alleged a now-closed body donation facility mishandled the donated remains of their relatives and deceived them about how the body parts would be used.

5 years ago