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Pentagon officials reopen bidding on KC-30 tanker contract

Washington, Usa - GAO found improper practices related to the $35 billion contract

Defense Department officials have reopened the bidding process for a multibillion-dollar midair refueling tanker KC-30 contract, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today. The announcement comes after Government Accountability Office officials last month found improper practices related to the $35 billion contract awarded in February to the Northrop-Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium, which prompted...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1092194
Rome, Italy, 07/10/2008 18:01
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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