三菱电机就过高收费向日本政府道歉

1月27日日本防卫省发布公告，称“暂时搁置”与三菱电机[Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Melco) ]的一系列合约，并将对该公司发起调查。同日三菱电机公开表示确实存在对三家政府机构（防卫省、内阁办公室卫星情报中心、JAXA）收费过高的情况，并对造成的麻烦表示深深的遗憾。三菱电机是日本第二大防务承包商，是日本最大的卫星制造企业。

90年代末，日本政府也对另一家卫星生产公司NEC发起过类似的调查，最终该公司多名高层锒铛入狱。

http://spacenews.com/civil/120127-melco-admits-overcharging.html

Fri, 27 January, 2012
Japan’s Melco Admits Overcharging Government
By Space News Staff
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    Japan’s top satellite manufacturer publicly admitted to and apologized Jan. 27 for overcharging the government on a number of unspecified military and civilian contracts.

    In a public statement, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Melco) of Tokyo apologized to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, Cabinet Office Satellite Intelligence Center and civilian Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Cabinet Office Satellite Intelligence Center manages Japan’s Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) constellation.

    Melco said an internal audit triggered by inquiries from the three agencies had revealed evidence of overcharging. The press statement did not issue any details on the amounts involved, the work done or the number of contracts.

    Melco, the prime contractor on most of Japan’s scientific satellites as well as the IGS system, manufactures space hardware at its Kamakura Works west of Tokyo. According the Ministry of Defense, Melco was the country’s No. 2 supplier of defense equipment in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, with sales to the ministry amounting to 101.6 billion yen ($1.3 billion). In addition to satellites, its products include missiles, radar systems and other equipment.

    In a Jan. 27 statement, the Ministry of Defense said it had “temporarily” suspended dealings with Melco and would launch a broader probe of its contracts with the company.

    In the late 1990s, Japan’s other major satellite builder, NEC Corp. of Tokyo, was temporarily barred from bidding on government contracts for similar reasons. Several senior executives with that company served jail time.

    In its statement, Melco offered a “deep apology” for “the trouble” it had caused.

1月27日日本防卫省发布公告，称“暂时搁置”与三菱电机[Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Melco) ]的一系列合约，并将对该公司发起调查。同日三菱电机公开表示确实存在对三家政府机构（防卫省、内阁办公室卫星情报中心、JAXA）收费过高的情况，并对造成的麻烦表示深深的遗憾。三菱电机是日本第二大防务承包商，是日本最大的卫星制造企业。

90年代末，日本政府也对另一家卫星生产公司NEC发起过类似的调查，最终该公司多名高层锒铛入狱。

http://spacenews.com/civil/120127-melco-admits-overcharging.html

Fri, 27 January, 2012
Japan’s Melco Admits Overcharging Government
By Space News Staff
ShareThis

    Japan’s top satellite manufacturer publicly admitted to and apologized Jan. 27 for overcharging the government on a number of unspecified military and civilian contracts.

    In a public statement, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (Melco) of Tokyo apologized to Japan’s Ministry of Defense, Cabinet Office Satellite Intelligence Center and civilian Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The Cabinet Office Satellite Intelligence Center manages Japan’s Information Gathering Satellite (IGS) constellation.

    Melco said an internal audit triggered by inquiries from the three agencies had revealed evidence of overcharging. The press statement did not issue any details on the amounts involved, the work done or the number of contracts.

    Melco, the prime contractor on most of Japan’s scientific satellites as well as the IGS system, manufactures space hardware at its Kamakura Works west of Tokyo. According the Ministry of Defense, Melco was the country’s No. 2 supplier of defense equipment in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2010, with sales to the ministry amounting to 101.6 billion yen ($1.3 billion). In addition to satellites, its products include missiles, radar systems and other equipment.

    In a Jan. 27 statement, the Ministry of Defense said it had “temporarily” suspended dealings with Melco and would launch a broader probe of its contracts with the company.

    In the late 1990s, Japan’s other major satellite builder, NEC Corp. of Tokyo, was temporarily barred from bidding on government contracts for similar reasons. Several senior executives with that company served jail time.

    In its statement, Melco offered a “deep apology” for “the trouble” it had caused.