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- February 8, 2010
- By Panama City News Herald
Aerospace Alliance wants tanker project split
It would create up to 100,000 jobs throughout all 50 states, including thousands of jobs in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
- February 7, 2010
- By New York Times
White House Blasts Shelby Hold on Nominees
Democratic and Republican senators alike have often placed holds on particular nominees while negotiating issues, but Mr. Shelby’s overarching “blanket hold” is considered rare.
- February 7, 2010
- By Los Angeles Times (Opinion)
Richard Shelby and the Northrop-Boeing tanker war
What's really perplexing is how Shelby could think that going to such lengths to assist Northrop Grumman and EADS would actually help their chances of winning the contract.
- February 5, 2010
- By Mobile Press Register
Sen. Richard Shelby blocks Obama nominees, citing air tanker controversy
Saying that the Obama administration must change its approach to an Air Force refueling tanker contract, Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Tuscaloosa, moved to block Senate approval of at least four White House nominees for top federal jobs
- February 4, 2010
- By Seattle Post Intelligencer
Pentagon would push ahead on tanker without Northrop
Reacting to the defense budget and the comments from Northrop Grumman and Defense Secretary Gates, Boeing tanker spokesman Bill Barksdale said Thursday that Boeing is ready to move ahead.
- February 3, 2010
- By Mobile Press-Register
Dark days for Northrop's tanker team
Loren Thompson, an analyst with the Lexington Institute in Arlington, Va., said senior Northrop executives have determined that their KC-30 tanker - a plane that would be assembled in Mobile - can't win under the Air Force's proposed guidelines.
- February 3, 2010
- By HeraldNet
Why Northrop could ditch AF tanker contest – analyst
Northrop Grumman has good reasons to drop out of the U.S. Air Force tanker contest, writes Lexington Institute's Loren B. Thompson
- February 3, 2010
- By Reuters
Pentagon vows to move forward on tanker
The Pentagon wants Boeing and Northrop Grumman to compete for the billions of dollars of orders a new aerial refueling plane will bring, but will move forward even if there is only one bidder, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday.
- February 2, 2010
- By The Hill
Air Force eyes summer tanker decision
Pentagon and Air Force officials expect to award a contract for the new refueling tanker this summer and are allocating $12 billion to pay for the controversial program over the next five fiscal years.
- January 29, 2010
- By KeepOurTanker.com
Mobile County Commission Supports Dual Buy
County Commissioner Stephen Nodine joins fellow commissioners in pushing for competitive dual procurement
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