There was more bad news for Boeing today, even after the company announced it lost $5 billion due to civilian airliner crashes. This time, the hit came on the defense side of the house.

“You can’t just issue a memo,” and expect workers to make decisions to stop a production line, Will Roper told reporters yesterday. Boeing needs to offer bonuses to employees who act to stop the line when they find FOD and reward them in other ways.

The revelation, made by the Air Force Secretary during Congressional testimony, is the latest black eye for the tanker program.