GAO Tells Congress Bogus Imported Military Parts from China Endanger U.S. Military
All 16 high-tech military parts purchased from China via the Internet were suspected to be counterfeit, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released Monday. In fact, four of the bogus parts were sent in response to requests…
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for part numbers that intentionally did not exist, the GAO report said. The parts came from 13 different Chinese vendors. In a letter to House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, dated Feb. 21 but released March 26, the GAO said such counterfeit parts “have the potential to seriously disrupt the Department of Defense supply chain, delay missions … and ultimately endanger the lives of our troops.”