Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“The manufacturing of defective products, including ones intended for use in military aircraft, creates a significant risk to America’s warfighters. DCIS remains committed to working with our law enforcement partners and the Justice Department to hold accountable those who commit fraudulent activity that impacts the Department of Defense.”

Source: A statement from Christopher Silvestro, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DoD’s OIG Defense Criminal Investigative Service, Northeast Field Office, in reference to the news that KeyW Corporation paid the U.S. Air Force $512,000 to settle allegations related to the False Claims Act, for its false representations or omissions of material information about the adequacy of the adhesive curing procedures that its subcontractor used for the pod’s endcones and related procedures to address concerns about the endcones.

FMI:  www.justice.gov/