Pentagon Watchdog Says Air Force Should Rewrite Boeing Air-Tanker Deal.

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL);  April 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......contracting rules in the deal. The audit dated...concludes that the Air Force used an inappropriate...suggests that the Air Force must either fix...scrap the tanker deal and launch a new...instances where the Air Force departed from regular...practices to strike its ...

'Image issue' or shady deal? Off-the-books accord would help Boeing and...

International Herald Tribune;  April 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ......amount of money the air force has. It's a super lease deal.'' But studies from...entity would finance the deal by selling bonds backed by the air force lease payments. At the...government. For the air force, the deal is a way to acquire...

Boeing Deal with Air Force on Refueling Tankers Reportedly Nears Takeoff.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......with them expect the deal to allow the Air Force to lease the tankers...R-Ariz., considers the deal corporate welfare. He wants the Air Force to upgrade its KC...expect the tanker deal to be modeled after the Air Force's contract to lease...

Costly aircraft lease stirs ire in Congress; Air Force says deal for...

The Christian Science Monitor;  September 5, 2003 ;     700+ words ......loss? Boeing and the Air Force are pushing a deal to convert 100 of...believe this is a good deal for the Air Force and the US government...between Boeing and the Air Force documenting what he...together an expensive deal that may not serve...

Auditors Question Air Force Deal to Lease Fleet of Boeing 767s.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  July 24, 2003 ;     632 words ......uestions about the Air Force's proposed deal with Boeing to lease...conclusions about the deal, which he hadn't...uestioned whether the Air Force is getting the best...Marvin Sambur says the Air Force knows it has gotten a fair deal because it asked...

AIR FORCE HINTS AT DEAL IN FEMALE PILOT'S ADULTERY...

Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 15, 1997 ;     700+ words ......against her under Air Force procedures. Under normal Air Force rules, people facing court-martial are entitled...to officers in Flinn's chain of command. As the Air Force faces a barrage of criticism that it is unfairly...committing crimes that it often overlooks, senior Air ...

McCain Seeks Closer Look at Boeing-Air Force Tanker Deal.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 12, 2003 ;     614 words ......of Boeing's tanker deal with the Air Force, part of a continued...block the $22 billion deal he considers corporate...suggesting Boeing and the Air Force may have improperly...cooperated to close the deal. McCain is asking...attempt to tie the Air Force in knots, ...

Boeing Air Force Tanker Deal Is Put on Hold during Probe.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......official has ordered the Air Force to delay signing...conduct surrounding the deal. Deputy Defense Secretary...original $22 billion deal. Then, news broke...Throughout the debate, the Air Force has said it needs...Defense Department and Air Force -- both ...

Air Force Faulted Over Handling Of Tanker Deal; Audit Sustains Boeing's...

The Washington Post;  June 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ......conclude that the Air Force had made a number...after it lost the deal to build 179 refueling...lease tankers, the Air Force's procurement chief...misconduct on the tanker deal and others. Arizona...McCain's pressure on the Air Force was improper, and...two decades. The ...

GAO hits Air Force deal; Boeing gains track to rebid.(PAGE ONE)

The Washington Times;  June 19, 2008 ;     700+ words ......sharply rebuked the Air Force's awarding of a...recommended the deal be re-evaluated...indictment of the Air Force's process, said...will not bind the Air Force to cancel its offer...to push for a new deal. We welcome and...estimates that its deal will support ...

Navy's a done deal; Army isn't Air Force tries but can't schedule Black...

The Gazette;  January 3, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Air Force's football team plays Army...Black Knights. Fourteen Air Force sports teams will play against...has not been a part of the Air Force schedule since 1988. "We...able to get scheduled," Air Force coach Chris Mooney said...Commander's Trophy is a big deal, ...

CONGRESS GETS TANKER DEAL AIR FORCE CONCEDES 767 LEASE PRICE IS HIGH BUT...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 12, 2003 ;     599 words ......upfront funding, Air Force Secretary James...must approve the deal within 30 days...years old. Under the deal, Boeing will convert...is inflated, the Air Force, Murray and Dicks...UPDATE PREVIOUSLY Air Force agreed to lease...THE LATEST The Air Force seeks ...

A solution to Ocean City's stench?: County, Air Force reach land deal;...

Northwest Florida Daily News (Fort Walton Beach, FL);  August 24, 2006 ;     700+ words ......In reaching the deal, county officials...and the removal of Air Force reappraisals of the...The county and the Air Force came up with a deal that is a win-win...to leave without a deal. Campbell said the...2-percent increase, but Air Force officials ...

Pentagon Puts Off Decision on Boeing Tanker Deal; Air Force Contract...

The Washington Post;  May 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......hired the former Air Force official who negotiated the deal. While the Pentagon...fulfills all" of the Air Force's requirements...technology up to Air Force standards. Boeing...charge if the tanker deal is not approved...planes in midair. The Air Force ...

Boeing Loses Out on Air Force Tanker Deal; Congress Approves Measure to...

The Washington Post;  October 10, 2004 ;     700+ words ......yesterday barred the Air Force from pursuing a $23 billion deal to lease and then...s work at the Air Force, including negotiating the tanker deal. Chief executive...related to the deal, which some members...on whether the Air Force acted improperly...