Miloch
October 23rd 18, 11:59 PM
https://thetakeout.com/air-force-spent-326-785-to-replace-broken-coffee-cups-1829940464
In the latest example of egregious government spending, the Air Force Times
reports on a letter this week from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley that calls out
the AF for spending upwards of $300,000 on apparently easily breakable coffee
cups.
The Air Force explains that the in-flight cups can plug into outlets on cargo
planes, which reheats their contents. But the handles on the cups break easily,
then making the entire cup useless. The cost of the cup then quickly adds up
when each one costs $836, according to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson;
Grassley cited them as higher than even that amount in his letter. The AF Times
states that in the letter to Wilson, “Grassley said that 25 replacement cups,
each costing roughly $1,280 each, have been bought this year alone, for a total
of roughly $32,000.” Because the cups plug into the plane, Wilson said, they
have to be Federal Aviation Administration-approved, explaining why the 391 of
these cups purchased since 2017 totaled $326,785.
The Air Force has announced plans to use 3-D printing to hopefully bring down
the cost of replacing the reheating cups to a much more reasonable 50 cents.
Grassley says he’ll keep “pushing the Air Force to find cheaper ways to warm up
their coffee.”
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/22/battle-over-air-forces-1300-coffee-cups-heats-up/
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In the latest example of egregious government spending, the Air Force Times
reports on a letter this week from Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley that calls out
the AF for spending upwards of $300,000 on apparently easily breakable coffee
cups.
The Air Force explains that the in-flight cups can plug into outlets on cargo
planes, which reheats their contents. But the handles on the cups break easily,
then making the entire cup useless. The cost of the cup then quickly adds up
when each one costs $836, according to Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson;
Grassley cited them as higher than even that amount in his letter. The AF Times
states that in the letter to Wilson, “Grassley said that 25 replacement cups,
each costing roughly $1,280 each, have been bought this year alone, for a total
of roughly $32,000.” Because the cups plug into the plane, Wilson said, they
have to be Federal Aviation Administration-approved, explaining why the 391 of
these cups purchased since 2017 totaled $326,785.
The Air Force has announced plans to use 3-D printing to hopefully bring down
the cost of replacing the reheating cups to a much more reasonable 50 cents.
Grassley says he’ll keep “pushing the Air Force to find cheaper ways to warm up
their coffee.”
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2018/10/22/battle-over-air-forces-1300-coffee-cups-heats-up/
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