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Washington lawmakers claim victory in Boeing tanker decision1 hour ago
Senator Patty Murray says the Government Accountability Office was correct to take Boeing's side in its protest of the Air Force tanker contract. Murray told Seattle's KOMO Radio "something smelled" about the decision in favor of Airbus …
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GAO Tanker Decision Could Come Tomorrow
The best indication we have at this point is that the GAO decision on the Boeing protest of the Air Force tanker contract is likely to be announced late Wednesday. The initial announcement in these cases (eg the CSAR-X protest) will be …
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GAO tanker decision to drop
Northrop Grumman said today that if the Government Accountability Office rejects Boeing’s protest filed against the US Air Force’s decision to go with the Northrop Grumman-EADS KC-45 aerial refueling tanker, then “there should be no …
Ares - http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckBlogPage=Blog

Tanker decision near
Folks in Washington, DC, are getting ready for the GAO’s report on Boeing’s tanker protest. Todd Tiahrt’s office sent out an e-mail late Monday night saying the decision is expected Wednesday or Thursday (Thursday is the deadline). …
Business Casual - http://blogs.kansas.com/business

GAO Judgment on Tanker Decision Expected by Thursday
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) is expected to make a judgment on the US Air Force’s decision to award the EADS (EPA:EAD) and Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) CNBC’s Jane Wells is reporting. Her analysis was that although the …
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Boeing awaits GAO decision on air tanker contract4 hours ago
The Government Accountability Office is expected to decide by Thursday's deadline on Boeing's air tanker protest. In February, the Air Force awarded a $35 billion contract for refueling tankers to a partnership of EADS and Northrop …
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Lawmakers react to GAO report that sides with Boeing on tanker deal
"The GAO’s decision is an unequivocal vindication of our position regarding the bidding process for the Air Force’s refueling tanker contract. The process was not fair and did not provide equal consideration for both companies’ products …
Political Buzz - http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/politics

GAO Sides with Boeing in Tanker Protest
Then, after a full competition, the Air Force, in another surprise move, awarded the contract to Northrop, which was offering a tanker based on the European Airbus aircraft. Boeing, naturally, protested that decision. …
Wired: Danger Room - http://blog.wired.com/defense/

What to Expect from the GAO on June 19th
Due to the magnitude of the tanker decision we fully expect both companies will receive an advanced notice of the decision about an hour prior to the GAO's press release. Both companies respective PR departments already have several …
Tanker War Blog - http://tankerblog.blogspot.com/