Air Force overpaid Boeing for soap dispensers on planes by nearly 8,000%, DoD IG report says

A Department of Defense Inspector General Report The U.S. Air Force was found to be significantly overpaying for soap dispensers on board C-17 military aircraft, it was revealed Tuesday.

The exact price the Air Force paid Boeing for the soap dispensers has been redacted, but it was reported to be more than 80 times the price of similar commercially available dispensers. According to CBS News. The service allegedly overpaid the company by $149,072.

The dispensers were part of a larger investigation into the high price the U.S. military routinely overpays to Boeing, which has amounted to nearly $1 million in unnecessary expenses. The investigation began following a tip from an anonymous source.

“The Air Force needs to establish and implement more effective internal controls to prevent overpayment for spare parts for the remainder of this contract, which runs through 2031,” Defense Department Inspector General Robert Storch said in the report. statement. “Significant overpayments for parts could reduce the number of parts Boeing can procure under the contract, potentially reducing C-17 availability worldwide.”

A Boeing spokesman said the company is reviewing the allegations in the report and will respond in the coming days.

According to the report, Boeing currently has a contract with the Air Force for the C-17 aircraft, which allows Boeing to purchase needed spare parts for the aircraft and then bill the Air Force for repayment.

An Air Force spokesman said the service is working with the contracting agency to ensure the numbers are accurate and will also update its contracts to include additional information about other subcontractors.

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