Posted on 06/04/2018 4:01:06 PM PDT by caww
The service AND 'the White House' came to the conclusion that nixing the new units to cool food on the jet makes “prudent fiscal sense,” Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson wrote in a letter to Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., who sits on the Armed Services Committee.
Even with the understanding that the Air Force One mission brings with it unique requirements and challenges, a $24 million sole-source contract just didn’t pass the smell test.”....“Clearly, the Air Force is making the right decision cancel the previously announced 'sole-source contract' and 'hit restart' on this process,”
Boeing was awarded the contract to replace the aging refrigerators but has been notified of the cancellation, according to Wilson.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...
Remember the 10,000(?) dollar hammer?
Turns out a plant had to shut down for a couple of weeks, restart, go into production to make (maybe) 3 hammers, go through all the red tape, make sure it passed the nuclear blast specs, shut the plant down for two weeks and restart producing the 12 dollar hammers.
Yeah, the “contract stipulations” that chris dodd would attach to defense bills to enrich his cronies at Stanley Tools.
Case in point the GE F404 engine for the then new F/A-18. Everyone (including the receptionist out front, the secretarial staff, the janitors, etc) at the Lynn Engine Plant had to have this one tool costing hundreds of dollars each. The tools come in, and they are cheap phillips head screwdrivers made by Stanley.
Prison!
yawn
LOL - Here I was gonna make a whole lotta money.....
Most definitely.
These are part of the reason why all these defense projects cost as much as they do.
Another one is the military housing. Which congress critters got rich off that scam?
For $24 mil, they should MAKE the food.
Thanks. As far as I am concerned, this is a form of treason.
Trump didn’t get to where he is by wasting money.
Hate to tell you this but unless its CAB / FAA authorized it cannot be mounted in any aircraft add to this if its not USAF authorized its also not allowed.....thats where all the money in the DOD goes.....tribal stupidity...
Duh — it’s a JOKE
SMH
My (serious) unasked question is what does Boeing or a Boeing customer pay for a regular 747?
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The sole difference, in practical terms is the operating voltage of the motors. All other features differ only in capacity.
Simple fact!
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A freezer with a water supply.
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All commercial aircraft have refrigerators.
Bigger aircraft have bigger refrigerators.
A party boat like Air Farce Uno is set up to party hearty.
I just knew you would ‘need’ the last word. LOLOL...It’s your MO..
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Logic needed the last word.
And that is definitely my “MO.”
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Look I understand your need to have the last word because likly subconsciously you feel that means you were heard and respected...which is flawed logic. Having the last word and needing to have the last word are not the same thing....sooo...Is there anything else you want to add?
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You’re always good for a laugh, one way or the other.
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