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NASA Awards Contract To ITT Despite House Committee Request To Delay Award Pending Reviews

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Monday, April 13th, 2009

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A powerful House committee chairman blasted NASA for awarding a new $1 billion-plus contract for the Space Communications Networks Services (SCNS) despite the committee asking NASA to delay the award pending investigations. The House Science and Technology Committee (HSTC) and the NASA office of the inspector general are probing "serious allegations of conflicts of interest that may have affected the procurement," Rep. Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.), the committee chairman, stated. He noted that he and Rep. Brad Miller (D-N.C.), chairman of…

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‘Theoretical Potential’ to Achieve 1,509 Combat-Coded Fighters by 2035, USAF Says

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