Senators Urge DoD to Address Problem of Counterfeit Parts in DoD Supply Chain
In a letter sent to the Department of Defense August 6, 2010, Senators Brown (D) and Carper (D) urged the Administration to address the issue of counterfeit parts infiltrating the DOD supply chain. The senators cited two reports, one from…
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the Department of Commerce ("Defense Industrial Base Assessment: Counterfeit Electronics,") and one from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) ("Defense Supplier Base: DOD Should Leverage Ongoing Initiatives in Developing Its Program to Mitigate Risk of Counterfeit Parts"), that describe this serious harm to military equipment and missions.