The Hill: Senators call on Pentagon to better detect and prevent counterfeit parts

Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) said the Pentagon needs to establish a uniform system to detect and prevent counterfeit parts from ending up in weapons. “This problem must be addressed now,” said Brown, the chairman of the Banking Subcommittee on Economic Policy. “The people committing this fraud should be held accountable for endangering lives and threatening critical missions.” Apart from disrupting supply chains and delaying missions, counterfeit parts have the potential to seriously affect weapons’ performance.

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