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2008-07-09 Home Front: WoT

Gates to announce tanker decision tomorrow

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Posted by lotp 2008-07-09 12:32|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Seattle papers report the contract will be rebid and winner decided by an office at the Sec Def level; took it out of the hands of the USAF. That has to leave a big ol biatchslap of a mark!

Posted by USN,Ret. 2008-07-09 14:22|| 2008-07-09 14:22|| Front Page Top

#2 John Young, Gate's undersecretary for Aquisition, Technology & Logistics, has also pulled a lot of aquisition activity from USAF & NRO up to his office, under Joshua Hartman.

Both are ex-Hill staffers.

Posted by lotp 2008-07-09 15:02|| 2008-07-09 15:02|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Looks like Boeing gets the contract, then. Would be nice if somebody at DOD was taking them aside right now and telling them, "These are the changes you WILL make", but it ain't likely.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2008-07-09 15:58|| 2008-07-09 15:58|| Front Page Top

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