The Defense Department doesn't oversee or account for spare parts for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and doesn't know the total value or quantity of spares held on non-prime contractor facilities, according to a Government Accountability Office report released Tuesday . The spare parts -- including everything from engines and landing gear to bolts and fasteners -- are not accountable under a contract or considered government-furnished property, which means the contractors don’t enter the parts into DOD’s system for...
