USAF Overpaid For C-17 Parts, More Oversight Needed, Watchdog Says

A Boeing C-17 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, in August.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
An anonymous tip about an expensive soap dispenser for the lavatory on a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III has led to the Pentagon’s watchdog urging the U.S. Air Force and Defense Contract Management Agency to increase oversight of contracts with a warning that it could impact the fleet’s readiness. The...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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