The B-52 Systems Program Office ineffectively managed diminishing manufacturing sources and material shortages and subsequently didn't adequately prevent or respond to spare part shortages for the legacy platform, a Defense Department inspector general report found. The SPO didn't establish a DMSMS management team or coordinate management across the B-52 supply chain nor did it identify spare parts by maintaining a “complete and accurate DMSMS list,” the report states. The IG recommended the SPO: Implement a signed management plan for DMSMS...
