WASHINGTON — Like many of you, the Breaking Defense editorial team took some much-needed rest at the end of last year. But despite our most sincere hopes, the news didn’t stop entirely — and that was before the gargantuan developments in Venezuela.
So as a public service, we asked our team to put together a quick roundup of a few stories that may have snuck under your radar as the world turned its eyes to the holidays.
F-35 report: The Pentagon inspector general on Dec. 19 released a report on the F-35 program that found the Defense Department “did not adequately oversee” manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s contracted maintenance for the tri-variant jet.
Specifically, the watchdog found that the F-35 Joint Program Office — contrary to prior practices…
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