GAO thinks Air Force lacking in management of F-22 jets

The Air Force's most high performance jets are also rare birds, as only 187 F-22s were built before the program was curtailed in 2011.

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The Air Force’s most high performance jets are also rare birds. Only 187 F-22s were built before the program was curtailed in 2011. Important as they are, the Air Force does a suboptimal job of managing them, and that’s according to the latest look-see by the Government Accountability Office. John Pendleton, director of defense capabilities and management issues at the GAO, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for the details.

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