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Boeing’s Hill Backers Call For Pentagon To Slow New Tanker Competition

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Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford At least 11 lawmakers--including many outspoken Boeing [BA] backers--want the Pentagon to slow the speed of the revised aerial-refueling tanker competition, saying in a letter too many questions remain about a modified solicitation crafted after auditors faulted the initial effort. The Pentagon will release a final request for proposals (RFP) for the do-over tanker competition "sometime in the middle of the month," and then the two offerors will have "about 45 days" to submit their revisions to their…

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