US lawmakers urge tanker contract for Boeing now
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates should reopen the KC-X contract since he is in charge of the competition after firing the Air Force's top officials earlier this month, some lawmakers are arguing.
Lawmakers from Washington state and Kansas, where Boeing has large plants employing thousands of workers, said the GAO decision confirmed their view that Boeing should have won the contract.
Chairman of the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. Carl Levin, also wants a new competition.
GAO rulings are not legally binding.
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US lawmakers urge tanker contract for Boeing now
US Senate's Levin wants new tanker competition
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