Lawmakers want DOD IG to examine if agencies verify critical supply chain

By Jordana Mishory / April 20, 2016 at 6:00 PM
Expressing concern that the Pentagon does not have enough information about its supply chain for certain critical systems, House authorizers are calling for the Defense Department inspector general's office to examine whether the services or agencies have independently verified the sources of their parts. The House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee, in its mark-up of the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill released this week, asks the DOD IG to "conduct an audit to evaluate the supply chain security and...

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