A new Defense Department inspector general report finds that the F-35 joint program office has a "nonfunctioning process" to determine whether damaged parts should be repaired or discarded -- an issue that has led to a reduction in available spare parts and disposal of hundreds of parts without DOD approval. The report, released today , says that between January 2016 and June 2019, prime contractor Lockheed Martin disposed of 688 parts valued at $34.5 million without DOD oversight or assurance...
