Pentagon Waste: The Legend Continues Part Infinity

by | Nov 6, 2024

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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.

The C-17 soap dispenser

$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.

Pentagon audit finds Boeing overcharged Air Force

More here: https://nypost.com/2024/10/29/business/boeing-charged-air-force-150k-for-soap-dispensers-watchdog/

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Bill Buppert

Bill Buppert

Bill Buppert is the host of Chasing Ghosts: An Irregular Warfare Podcast and a contributor over time to various liberty endeavors. He served in the military for nearly a quarter century and contractor tours after retirement on occasion and was a combat tourist in a number of neo-imperialist shit-pits around the world.

He can be found on twitter at @wbuppert and reached via email at cgpodcast@pm.me.

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