Of course they did.
Boeing is the gift that keeps on giving
A Pentagon audit revealed that Boeing overcharged the Air Force by nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, with some items marked up by as much as 8,000%.
The audit reviewed prices paid for 46 spare parts, finding that 12 were overpriced and nine seemed reasonably priced, while fairness of prices on the other 25 items could not be determined.
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Boeing has been awarded over $30 billion in contracts by the U.S. government for purchasing spare parts for the C-17 and being reimbursed by the Air Force.
Eight thousand percent.
$149,072 for an undisclosed number of lavatory soap dispensers from the plane-maker and defense contractor.
For simple lavatory soap dispensers for the C-17. About 30 dollars on Amazon but your betters at the Pentagon paid approximately 2500 debt-bucks each. This is the tip of the contracting fiasco iceberg.
And they discover this years later. There are adults at the company and the contracting officers and receiving commands responsible for approving all of this.
Is national bankruptcy the sole solution to stop the malpractice and fiscal bleeding.
More here: https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/business/boeing-charged-air-force-150k-for-soap-dispensers-watchdog/
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