[Oztrich Boy]

As for Druyun, she was a US government employee not a Boeing employee during the bidding of the tanker program. She was hired after the award of the tanker. She was one of many in the chain who selected the Boeing tanker.

Well that clarifies things

[7thOF7th]

If you are aware, the contract was questioned not on the merits of the aircraft and its applicability to the mission but rather, the structure of the lease/purchase of the aircraft. McCain claimed it was waste but others who are more informed understood that the contract offered improved capability to our tanker fleet by the addition of extra tankers to the Air Force.