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March 5, 2008

Air Force Tanker Contract

Air Force officials testified about the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded the previous week to a partnership between Northrop Gr… read more

Air Force officials testified about the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract awarded the previous week to a partnership between Northrop Grumman and the European parent of Airbus instead of to the other bidder, Boeing. They testified about the process of handling proposals, contracts, and the Air Force acquisition strategy. There were heated questions about the reasons for choosing a non-U.S. company for the contract. close

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John "Jack" L. Hudson Commander U.S. Air Force->Aeronautical Systems Center
Terry Kasten Program Manager U.S. Air Force->KC-X Aerial Refueling Aircraft,

Sue C. Payton Assistant Secretary U.S. Air Force->Acquisition
Sanford Bishop Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Georgia
Bud Cramer Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Alabama
Norm Dicks U.S. Representative [D] Washington
Dave Hobson U.S. Representative [R] Ohio
Jack Kingston U.S. Representative [R] Georgia
Jerry Lewis U.S. Representative [R] California
Jim Moran Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Virginia
John P. Murtha Jr. U.S. Representative [D] Pennsylvania
Steve Rothman U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
Todd Tiahrt U.S. Representative [R] Kansas
Bill Young U.S. Representative [R] Florida

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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense

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Program ID:: 204284-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 06, 2008 | 12:15am EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Mar 09, 2008 | 10:39am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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Mar 06, 2008 | 12:15am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 06, 2008 | 5:05am EST | C-SPAN 1
Mar 06, 2008 | 7:57pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 07, 2008 | 5:33pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Mar 09, 2008 | 10:39am EDT | C-SPAN 1

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