Boeing vs. Northrop: How will tanker battle end? Vote now!
Monday, June 16, 2008 | 7:26 am
With a decision expected next week from government regulators on a controversial Air Force tanker contract, several news items surfaced recently that could complicate the already messy fight between the Boeing Co. and Northrop Grumman.
* The Secretary of Defense ousted two of the Air Force’s top officials.
* Boeing and Northrop agree that the Air Force erred in the way it calculated the cost of Boeing’s tanker.
* Boeing supporters in Congress upped their rhetoric, with Rep. Norm Dicks saying he wants Congress involved regardless of the GAO decision.
* Lastly, a Bloomberg story suggests this whole fiasco may just end up in court.
With all that said, how do you think this turns out?
* The Secretary of Defense ousted two of the Air Force’s top officials.
* Boeing and Northrop agree that the Air Force erred in the way it calculated the cost of Boeing’s tanker.
* Boeing supporters in Congress upped their rhetoric, with Rep. Norm Dicks saying he wants Congress involved regardless of the GAO decision.
* Lastly, a Bloomberg story suggests this whole fiasco may just end up in court.
With all that said, how do you think this turns out?
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