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President Obama's Administration has discussed favoring companies that provide better wages and benefits in Federal contracting. This is proving...Congress Earmarks Defense Budget for Padding
Congress has the final word on budgets. They add funds for projects they like or want despite the wishes of the Defense Department and the...KC-X Tanker Proposal News
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To our loyal readers we are not ignoring the KC-X tanker RFP on Defense Procurement News but we have established a separate site, KC-X Tanker News, to cover that issue.
Lockheed Missile Program Dodges a Congressional Bullet
Lockheed's troubled strategic cruise missile program, the JASSM-ER, performed well on recent tests. This has allowed the Air Force to begin buying...Europe Breathes Life, Again, into the Airbus A400
It looks as if a deal has been finally made to save the struggling European A400M transport program. Beset by delays and cost problems the Airbus...Air Force Hopes Third Time is Lucky in Boeing-Airbus Tanker Contest
The final RFP for the U.S. Air Force's new aerial tanker was released Wednesday. The Government hopes that more then one bid will be received....Defense Contractors Go on the M&A Offensive
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Humana is still waiting to hear the results of the Government review of the award last year of TRICARE management contracts. It still has a chance...How the F-35 Is Stalling, Even Before Take-Off
There continues to be bad news for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. More delays and cost increases were announced last week. Is the program now...Defense is Missing in Action in U.S. Stimulus
The U.S. passed last year a "Stimulus" bill that has seemed to have little effect on the unemployment rate. Little of this money went to the...Department of Defense Willing to do KC-X with only Boeing
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In a post on BNET Industries, Matthew Potter notes that the Department of Defense is willing to go ahead with only Boeing bidding on the KC-X:
The Secretary of Defense Robert Gates in testimony to the House Armed Services Committee made it clear that the Defense Department and U.S. Air Force will release the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the new KC-X tanker and award a contract even if only Boeing (BA) submits a proposal. The Department hopes that the Northrop Grumman (NOC) and EADS (EADS:P) will submit a bid but will go forward with the planned contract even if they don’t.
In early December Northrop Grumman’s CEO sent a letter to the Air Force stating that due to the terms of the draft RFP they felt that it so favored Boeing that they and their partner EADS, parent of Airbus, would not submit a proposal. Northrop had won the contract in 2008 only to lose it on protest by Boeing with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) saying that the Air Force changed the requirements and was not completely fair to Boeing. An earlier attempt to award Boeing a lease for KC-767 aircraft collapsed amid scandals and Congressional desire to have contest.
Read the entire post Defense Department Willing To Do KC-X With Only Boeing Bid for more.
Pentagon Report Hints at Future of Military-Industrial Complex
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Great Britain and the United States have chosen two different paths to try and save money in their defense spending. Britain is privatizing more…
How U.S. Defense Contractors Are Creating Their Own Competition
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It was announced that BAE Systems had agreed to settle charges that it had been involved in bribery with Suadi Arabia by paying $450 million. The...
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