House Oversight Committee Hearing To Address F-35 Spare Parts Issues

摘要

A July 22 hearing of the House Oversight and Reform Committee is to tackle spare parts issues with the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 Lightning Ⅱ fighter."The hearing will examine the impact on military personnel and military readiness of unresolved problems with spare parts, the extent of overpayments to Lockheed Martin, and options to mitigate and resolve issues with defective spare parts," according to a committee memorandum on the hearing. Lawmakers are expected to hear from Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, the program executive officer for the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO); Ellen Lord, DoD's undersecretary for acquisitions and sustainment; Greg Ulmer, the vice president and general manager of the F-35 program; Theresa Hull, an assistant inspector general with DoD; and Diana Maurer, the director of defense capabilities and management with the Government Accountability Office.