Senior MDA Official Slams Defense Contractors On Quality Control

/ February 10, 2010 at 5:00 AM
A senior Missile Defense Agency official earlier this month blasted the agency's defense contractors for an across-the-board failure to maintain quality control when building missile defense systems. "I'm not going to name names today, but I'm going to tell you, we continue to be disappointed in the quality that we are receiving from our prime contractors and their subs," MDA Executive Director and retired Rear Adm. David Altwegg told reporters during a Feb. 1 briefing on his agency's fiscal year...

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