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US Senator claims politics involved in aircraft procurement22 Sep 2010Source: Reuters A major Republican senator has launched a fresh attack on what he called the Obama administration's injection of politics into a projected $50 billion competition between Boeing Co and Airbus parent EADS for new refueling planes. "Politics shouldn't enter this procurement process, but it has on the inside of the Pentagon and the White House," Senator Richard Shelby said. "This administration is determined to give this contract to Boeing if there's any way to do it," said Shelby, who earlier this year held up the nominations of top Pentagon officials over the same issue. "I'm skeptical of the process." The U.S. Defense Department denied that the Obama administration had any political agenda and underscored its determination to run a fair and open competition. Tensions are escalating in the closely-watched transatlantic competition as the U.S. Air Force nears a decision in its third attempt in nine years to buy new refueling planes. Read more here |
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