:

GAO Upholds Part of Protest On Boeing Tanker Maintenance Contract

DDN

Friday, January 4th, 2008

SHARE:

The Government Accountability Office has upheld a portion of a protest of an Air Force contract to Boeing [BA] Aerospace Operations for depot maintenance work on KC-135 tanker aircraft. The protest included allegations of bias by Boeing's competitor--Pemco Aeroplex Inc.--against Charles Riechers, the lead for source selection on the contract who was found dead in his home in October in an apparent suicide. Riechers was the first person to fill the Air Force's number two acquisition post since Darleen Druyun…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]