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Boeing, Northrop Grumman Supporters On Hill Hold Positions After Release of Full Tanker Audit

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Friday, July 4th, 2008

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Lawmakers on both sides of the Air Force tanker contract dispute said their stances were not altered by reviewing yesterday a longer version of an auditor's report recommending reopening the bid process following a flawed award to a Northrop Grumman [NOC]-European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (EADS) team. "This sixty-seven page decision boils down to the fact that the Air Force ran a tanker competition that was neither transparent nor fair," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), a supporter of losing tanker…

Congress

CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Offer Skepticism On $350B Defense Reconciliation Plan, ‘Big Risk’ For Key Initiatives

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