Safety Message: Multi-Billion Dollar Deception
June 02, 2014
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Counterfeit parts pose a serious and growing threat to our nation and to NASA. Counterfeiters understand the
strengths and weaknesses of the aerospace supply chain process, and they know how to exploit this process for
profit. They know who to target to get the counterfeit part entered into the supply system, and how to cover their
tracks. To counteract this, NASA has implemented a suite of defenses to guard against the threat of counterfeit
parts. By using trusted supply sources, screening parts through the Government-Industry Data Exchange Program,
developing rigorous authentication testing methods, educating the NASA workforce and championing
legislative/regulatory changes, NASA is working to ensure that counterfeit parts do not impact the safety and
success of NASA missions and operations.
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