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Senators Want Regular GAO Assessments Of KC-46 Progress

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, May 22nd, 2020

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Senators Want Regular GAO Assessments Of KC-46 Progress

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

Given ongoing delays in getting the Air Force’s KC-46 tanker aircraft to be used in operational missions, several senators last week asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to provide regular progress reports on fixes that prime contractor Boeing [BA] is making on the program. In a May 21 letter to Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, the bipartisan trio of senators said they are “concerned about the progress Boeing is making on fixing the critical deficiencies and the effect program delays are…

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