Watchdog group Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) this
week has rare praise for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, after
he said USAF negotiations on leasing Boeing 767 aircraft as
refueling tankers appeared to have involved wrongdoing, though he
did not single out a possible culprit. The secretary has called for
a 90-day suspension of the lease, along with several investigations
of the $17 billion deal.
In spite of its increased buying power, Washington now wants a
review of the costs associated with development of the F/A-22
"Raptor" and the RAH-66 Comanche Stealth Helicopter. The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution reports the White House Office of Management
and Budget is looking at cutting back -- or even cancelling -- one
or both projects.
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