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DoD To Reopen Tanker Competition With Young At Helm; Contract Award Expected This Year

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Friday, July 11th, 2008

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The Pentagon will hold a new, expedited competition for a disputed Air Force tanker aircraft contract, with Defense Department officials now in charge of the selection process, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. "I have concluded that the [current] contract cannot be awarded," Gates told reporters at a Pentagon briefing. Gates had previously said he is seeking "an approach that has the confidence of the Congress" and examining "several options" on how to proceed with procurement of a new fleet…

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