Thursday, September 17, 2009

Gates restores Air Force authority in tanker deal | Fox10tv.com

Gates restores Air Force authority in tanker deal | Fox10tv.com: "WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has restored the Air Force's authority to select the winner of a $35 billion contract for aerial refueling tankers between Boeing and Northrop Grumman.

Gates last summer stripped the service's authority to award a contract in the wake of a Government Accountability Office report that found the Air Force failed to evaluate both proposals on the same merits."