U.S. Army Overcharged on Radio Parts for Afghans, Audit Finds

The biggest supplier of combat radios for Afghan security forces overcharged the U.S. Army for parts such as transceivers and battery chargers because the service didn’t challenge the pricing, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general.

Personnel with the Army Contracting Command didn’t “perform sufficient analysis” to ensure “fair and reasonable prices” for equipment bought from closely held Datron World Communications Inc., assistant inspector general Jacqueline Wicecarver said in an audit marked “For Official Use Only.”