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Boeing allegedly overcharged the military 8,000% for airplane soap dispensers

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Department of Defense audit finds Boeing up-charged the Air Force nearly 8,000 percent on spare soap dispensers for its fleet of C-17 cargo planes.

The Air Force did not always pay reasonable prices in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation , according to the report.

The audit cites an unknown number of lavatory components received at a “ 7,943 percent markup or more than 80 times the commercially available cost”.

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