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Listen LIVE 5 p.m. for Air Force tanker announcement

Two companies vying for the tanker contract are Chicago-based Boeing Co. and European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company.

Tags: DoD Report , tanker , Boeing , EADS , contracting , Dorobek Insider

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Air Force tanker decision expected Thursday

The Air Force is expected to announce the winner of the KC-X refueling tanker contract Thursday. This will give Defense an extra weekday to respond to the questions that are sure to follow.

Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Boeing , EADS , KC-X , refueling tanker , Suzanne Kubota

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Air Force hiring secret imaginary cyberfriends

The Air Force wants to create a whole unit of non-existent identities on social media sites.

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , social media , RFP , Facebook , twitter

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Air Force preps for financially pressured warfare

The Air Force is working to balance today's needs and tomorrow's challenges while operating under intense fiscal pressures.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , budget , Warfare , management

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How the Navy and Air Force fare for FY 2012

With all the cuts, can the Defense Department meet the mission, and which Navy and Air Force contractors will be feeling the bite? We ask defense contracting expert, Jim McAleese.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense , budget , FY 2012 budget , Navy , Jim McAleese , McAleese & Associates , contracting , Lockheed , Northrop Grumman , Boeing , KC-X Tanker , Suzanne Kubota

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Air Force seeks a bigger RIF hammer

The Air Force will ask Congress to fast-track additional authorities to allow the service to bring its uniformed service back into the statutory boundaries, Air Force leaders said Thursday.

Tags: DoD , pay and benefits , Norton Schwartz , Michael Donley , Jared Serbu , RIF , force reduction

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Raduege analyzes Commission's final cyber report

Harry Raduege, member of the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency joins Tom Temin to discuss the group's final report. Plus we hear from Rich Kutter of the Air Force.
February 10, 2011 (Encore presentation February 17, 2011)

Tags: Rich Kutter , Harry Raduege , Deloitte , Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidenc , cybersecurity , technology , Tom Temin , Federal Security Spotlight

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Air Force chief to contractors: Deliver what you promise

The Hill reports on the Air Force Chief of Staff's strong comments to the contracting community.

Tags: DoD Report , Norton Schwartz , contracting , The Hill , Dorobek Insider

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Air Force: Accessing WikILeaks violates Espionage Act

The Air Force Materiel Command has issued new guidance that says the leaked documents are protected by the Espionage Act.

Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , WikiLeaks , Espionage Act , classified documents , Dorobek Insider , Secrecy News

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Senators want IG probe of tanker data mixup

Seven senators have requested an independent investigation by the Defense Department's inspector general into the accidental disclosure of technical data to rival bidders Boeing and EADS in the Air Force's refueling tanker competition.

Tags: DoD , contracting , Congress , Boeing , EADS , Wendy Masiello , Maria Cantwell , Jerry Moran , Pat Roberts , Lindsay Graham , Charles Schumer , refueling tanker , Procurement Integrity Act , Senate Armed Services Committee , Jared Serbu

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