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Procurement of big ticket items

…Space Co., known as EADS and makers of the Airbus family of planes. The bid from EADS did not include participation by its former partner, Northrup Grumman Corp. (NYSE: NOC)….

Another whittlin’!

…Bear readers. A few weeks ago Boeing told the Air Force that they would not compete against the monster Airbus with their KC 135 replacement Boeing 767 because they would…

GAO forces review of Northrop deal

…accepting (ignoring a couple of statutes that support doing such work in a government depot) that there will be a lucrative performance based logistics for Northrop and Airbus to make…

More whittling the beak

…a team of Airbus-parent EADS and Northrop Grumman.” Citizens Against Government Waste has a recondite concept of waste. Googling Citizens Against Government Waste, you will find their issue is that…

More WTO Disputes

Speaking of WTO disputes… it looks like we’re in for another protracted on between the US and EU, this time about Boeing and Airbus. Yesterday USTR Bob Zoellick filed a…

The contrarian addiction

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…