An Airman holds a hot cup inside a KC-10 Extender at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., in June. (U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. James Hodgman)
FOX News: Air Force's $326G hot cup tab draws senator's ire
An air base’s penchant for pricey coffee cups has garnered the attention of a United States senator, who is demanding -- and receiving -- an explanation for the purchase of beverage tumblers that cost $1,280 each.
Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, questioned the procurement in an Oct. 2 letter to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson. Grassley's letter cited a September 26 Fox News article reporting that in the past three years the 60th Aerial Squadron at Travis Air Force base in California purchased dozens of cups for nearly $56,000. The cups can reheat liquids on board the Air Force's fleet of cargo aircraft.
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2 comments:
THIS is a great example what needs to change in planning and procurement. We just cannot afford stupidity like this anymore and I'd urge everyone who knows wasteful spending like this to report it
yeah, military procurement can, and usually is involved with this kind of stupidity on some level. Though, some projects are far more inundated than others.
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