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Northrop Grumman drops out of Air Force tanker competition

Northrop Grumman Corp. has decided not to compete against Boeing Co. for the $35 billion the Air Force will spend to buy its own fleet of refueling tankers. The decision puts the Pentagon on a path to doing something President Barack Obama said shouldn't happen any more: paying large amounts of money to a major defense contractor without undergoing any competition.

Tags: contracting , Northrop Grumman , EADS , USAF , Air Force tanker contract , KC-X

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DHS renews SBINet contract with Boeing

Tags: technology , contracting , DHS , SBINet , Jason Miller

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Analyst: Northrop could have been tanker contender

Jim McAleese, defense analyst and principal at McAleese & Associates, says Northrop's decision will affect the outcome of the KC-X contract and the future of the C-17.

Tags: contracting , Northrop Grumman , EADS , USAF , Air Force tanker contract , KC-X , C-17 , Jim McAleese , McAleese & Associates

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Secure Border Initiative on shaky ground

While the SBINet isn't all it was cracked up to be, the Chair of a House Homeland Security Subcommittee says parts have been a smashing success.

Tags: contracting , technology , security , Loretta Sanchez , DHS , CBP , GAO , House Homeland Security Committee , Secure Border Initiative , SBINet

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Common Strategy

Boeing's defense business announced this week the launch of a new Unmanned Airborne Systems division, which will group all the company's drone projects to better compete for military contracts. The formation of the new division reflects the growing interest by various air forces in unmanned aerial vehicles for everything from high-altitude surveillance and coastal patrols to tracking natural "The new division establishes a single team focused on implementing a common strategy for unmanned systems and services," said Jim Albaugh, president of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).

Tags: management , Pentagon , Jim Albaugh

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DHS renews SBINet contract with Boeing despite shortcomings

DHS and Boeing understand that they must show successes in 2010 or risk major changes to the initiative. Lawmakers express frustration over lack of progress after three years, $1.1 billion.

Tags: contracting , technology , Mark Borkowski , Richard Stana , Bennie Thompson , Loretta Sanchez , Christopher Carney , DHS , CBP , GAO , House Homeland Security Committee , Timothy Peters , Secure Border Initiative , SBINet

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Air Force sets new date for tanker RFP

Contract could be worth $35 billion. This is third time the Air Force is trying to award the modernization contract.

Tags: contracting , Air Force , EADS , Northrop Grumman , KC-X Tanker

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DHS deciding on future of SBInet

The border security program continues to experience delays. Secretary Napolitano calls for reassessment to make sure program is meeting agency's needs. DHS will not move forward with any new SBInet deployments in the near future.

Tags: security , technology , Mark Borkowski , Janet Napolitano , Bennie Thompson , Mark Souder , DHS , CBP , House Homeland Security Committee , Heritage Foundation , Jena Baker-McNeil , SBINet , border security

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Army makes case to keep FCS funding

Termination fees could impact budget of future modernization efforts. New strategy to detail incremental approach; Boeing still to do some work.

Tags: technology , contracting , Stephen Speakes , Ross Thompson , Rickey Smith , Robert Gates , DoD , Army , SAIC , FCS , modernization

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DoD turns off Boeing Army Radio program

The Pentagon says the program costs too much to keep it going.

Tags: DoD Report , Army , contracting , In Depth , Bloomberg

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