[CharlesWayneCT]

"The fastest way for the Air Force to get a new tanker is to award the contract to Boeing," said Senator Brownback. "If the Air Force instead chooses to rebid the contract, this legislation would ensure a new competition assesses all of the relevant factors, including subsidies and foreign corruption. Only a thorough and complete assessment of tanker proposals will prevent further delays in the tanker replacement program."

That is stupid. You don't "fix" a problem with faulty criteria by throwing out the competitive bidding and just picking a winner by politics. You re-bid and see if the outcome changes.

[oneolcop]

I’m no expert on the field of AF tanker contracts, etc. but wouldn’t it be possible to analyze the existing data with the necessary objectivity and reach a reasonable conclusion? Or am I just being naive?