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Boeing overcharged the U.S. Air Force 8,000% above market for soap dispensers

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152 points lr0 | 3 comments | 21 Nov 24 04:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
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cebert ◴[21 Nov 24 04:33 UTC] No.42201147[source]▶
> “The Air Force needs to establish and implement more effective internal controls to help prevent overpaying for spare parts for the remainder of this contract, which continues through 2031,” said Inspector General Robert Storch.

I wonder if these egregious examples of expenses are due to lack of controls or intentional corruption.

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1. readthenotes1 ◴[21 Nov 24 06:13 UTC] No.42201603[source]▶
I had assumed that they were there to hide costs for things that would not bear scrutiny but that still needed to be paid for. Not just speaking expenses for ex generals, but also supplies provided for operations that many of us would be horrified to find out about.
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2. tdeck ◴[21 Nov 24 06:18 UTC] No.42201634[source]▶
Considering the things the US funds in the open, even when doing so directly violates US human rights law, I shudder to think what would be covered up.
3. wbl ◴[21 Nov 24 06:27 UTC] No.42201677[source]▶
No the black budget is a line item in the overall budget. Very few things go into it: even advanced weapons will be separated line items outside it.