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Pentagon Confirms Receipt of Tanker Delay Recommendation From White House

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Thursday, March 12th, 2009

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By Marina Malenic The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has given the Pentagon a list of possible cuts to major weapons programs--among them a recommendation to delay the Air Force's aerial refueling replacement fleet, a top Defense Department official confirmed yesterday. However, no decision on the tanker program's fate has been made, said the department's deputy comptroller, Kevin Scheid. "We take all of OMB's recommendations seriously, but it was a recommendation," he told reporters at a conference…

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