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Air Force Refueling Tanker Contract
After the massive buildup in defense spending during the Bush administration, the defense industry is in the line of fire.
 
Pentagon: Tanker Bids Differed by $3 Billion (Post, September 18, 2008, Page D02)
 
Pentagon Postpones Tanker Competition: Decision Punted to Next Administration (Post, September 11, 2008, Page D01)
 
Tanker Bid Moves Toward Endgame: Boeing, Northrop Maneuver for Pentagon Deal (Post, August 29, 2008, Page D01)
 
Boeing Says It Might Exit Tanker Bidding: Citing New Terms, It Seeks More Time (Post, August 22, 2008, Page A02)
 
Pentagon Auditors Pressured To Favor Contractors, GAO Says (Post, July 24, 2008, Page D01)
 
Official: No Evidence of Wrongdoing in Tanker Deal (Post, July 10, 2008; 5:30 PM)
 
Tanker Bidding To Be Reopened: Gates Halts Northrop Award (Post, July 10, 2008, Page D01)
 
Lawmakers Call for Air Force to Reopen Tanker Competition (Post, June 27, 2008, Page D04)
 
Government Cites Litany of Errors in Tanker Award (Post, June 26, 2008, Page D03)
 
The Pentagon's Procurement Problem: Flawed Tanker Contract Is Part of Persistent Pattern, Analysts Say (Post, June 20, 2008, Page D01)
 
Air Force Faulted Over Handling Of Tanker Deal: Audit Sustains Boeing's Protest of $40 Billion Award (Post, June 19, 2008, Page A01)
 
Boeing, Northrop Brace for Ruling on Big Air Force Contract (Post, June 18, 2008, Page D02)
 
When Public Advocates Line Up for Corporations: Back Story Over Air Force Deal Isn't Clear Cut (Post, April 3, 2008, Page D01)
 
Boeing to File Protest on Lost Tanker Deal (Post, March 11, 2008, Page D01)
 
Congress Threatens To Pull Funding for Air Force Tankers (Post, March 6, 2008, Page D01)
 
Boeing Loses Bid to Build Tankers to Its Rival (Post, March 1, 2008, Page D01)
 
Northrop Grumman to Build Tankers for Air Force (Post, February 29, 2008; 5:35 PM)
 
A Mission to Rebuild Reputations: Upcoming Deals to Test Reforms at Air Force, Boeing (Post, January 17, 2008, Page D01)
 

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