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Brian B
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This is an outrage! There is no reason why we as a country should be outsourcing when our economy is in trouble, but to have our own government do it is in my opinion another reason not to vote republican.
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Don U - Southington CT
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When U. S. TAXPAYER Money is spent to by products for the U.S. Government, it shpuld be used to make American Jobs! NOT European, and not a European country that failed to back our military!
Wake up Jody Rell, this is not just a CT problem!!!
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Union Of Soviet CT
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Don U - Southington CT wrote: When U. S. TAXPAYER Money is spent to by products for the U.S. Government, it shpuld be used to make American Jobs! NOT European, and not a European country that failed to back our military!
Wake up Jody Rell, this is not just a CT problem!!! Agreed. But do you think Jodi or the rest of them really cares? If you've noticed, the current cadidates are running on a platform of change in America. Change...Sure...from your/my pockets to theirs.
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woody
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Also this state taxes work out of here. Even still how the hell do you compete with a worker making a couple bucks a day I'm refering to China of coarse.
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driverdan
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sounds to me like all other states are copying ct's model of legally econimically raping their citizens,{isn't ct the richest state?} through never ending itierations of taxes, including the most unfair of all, the state income tax. so it is no surprise the military looks at the most COMPETIVE and LOWEST price for their needs. be thankful it's not china or russia. next time they look for new bid for jet engines it just might be them. time for us all to look at ourselves and ask why is this happening now when we need economic stimulus? unions need to also ask themselves the same hard question. it is time for the gravy train to become the partner of economic reform to stop the bleeding of american jobs and money we all need because we want to make things with our hands to feel complete. that is real reason why we work with our hands, because we want to, it's the best feeling in the world.
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Hosed by the system
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I guess what we are seeing in the American auto industry ( the decline of it...) because our auto makers cant compete anymore, at least in this country is because of the "fair wage" they push for....like $26.00 an hour to pull friggin parts at Dephi..........or being paid time and a half for "manditory" 6hrs if you work it or not...I think people have thier heads up thier butts when it comes to what a "fair wage" realy means..........
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Jim
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This doesn't surprise me in the least. I work for AT&T and we asked Jodi Rell to do something for us and her response was " I don't talk to labor, I only talk to business ". She doesn't care about the tax payers of this state, all she cares about is getting herself to the next level. Does anybody remember that she was there side by side with John Rowland for years while all of the corruption was going on? She never knew about it? That's funny because if one of my coworkers were doing something illegal on company time I'd know about it. This state is going down the toilet so don't look to the governor or anybody else to help because they're letting it happen right now. I guess the rules have changed for public servants because I thought they were supposed to work for the will of the taxpayers. I don't see that happening in this state. I only see the rich getting richer and the middle class getting another black eye every time they turn around. I certainly hope every blue collar worker remembers the events of the past year or so when it comes time for reelection.
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New Guy
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If Jodi Rell doesn't talk to laor, why did
she refuse to even consider eliminating the
prevailing rate requirement for federally or
state funded construction work? This guarentees that federally/state funded work goes to union
contractors at inflated prices. It also pract-
ially guarentees shoddy workmanship. Look at the Uconn law library and the recent "improvements" at the Uconn Storrs campus as well as the high-
way improvements. Shabby.
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Dagpotter
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But GE won, so if Boeing had won the contract would I expect to see an article saying GE loses contract? I doubt it as GE is in MA. Is this a news article or a commentary? I can't tell.
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bongo
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this is on the northrup/grumman site about the tankret deal.
LOS ANGELES -- March 10, 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) said today that since the Air Force's selection of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A, numerous erroneous comments continue to be repeated in the media and in Congress. Northrop Grumman wants to set the record straight on the following points:
Northrop Grumman, a Los Angeles-based company with over 120,000 employees, is the KC-45A tanker prime contractor
* A contract between the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman
Corporation for the Northrop Grumman KC-45A was signed on Feb.
29, 2008.
* Northrop Grumman KC-45A primary subcontractors include EADS-North
America, General Electric, Honeywell, AAR Cargo Systems, Sargent
Fletcher, Knight Aerospace Products, Parker and Telephonics.
Jobs
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A U.S. supplier base includes 230
companies in 49 states.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker will support more than 25,000
direct and indirect jobs in the United States -- a conservative
estimate based upon the U.S. Department of Commerce aerospace
industry jobs projection formula.
* Using more recent data from our suppliers and applying the Labor
Department's formula for projecting aerospace jobs at the state
and regional level, the KC-45A will employ approximately 48,000
direct and indirect jobs nationwide.
* Assembly and militarization of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker
will take place in Mobile, Ala., resulting in the creation of
1,500 jobs in the United States.
* Job creation was not a part of the evaluation criteria, in
accordance with federal law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program does not transfer any
jobs from the United States to France or any other foreign
country.
Repayable Loans / WTO Dispute Issue
* The U.S. Department of Defense ruled that the disputes involving
Boeing and Airbus currently being adjudicated by the World Trade
Organization were not relevant to the U.S. Air Force's KC-X
Tanker competition.
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bongo
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PART 2
Acquisition Process
* The KC-45A competition underwent the most rigorous, fair and
transparent acquisition process in Defense Department history.
* Throughout the process, both competitors in the KC-45A
acquisition hailed the Air Force for conducting a fair and open
competition.
* The size of the proposed tanker aircraft was not dictated by the
Air Force nor was size an established criteria -- each contractor
was free to propose the best solution and platform to meet Air
Force warfighter requirements.
* Both contractors had ample opportunity in the protracted
acquisition and source selection process to propose the best
aerial refueling capability to meet the warfighter's
requirements.
Reduced Risk to the Government
* The first Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker aircraft was built in
July 2007 and flown in September 2007.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A Aerial Refueling Boom System has
completed 73 test flights totaling more than 200 flight hours.
The boom completed the first in-flight fuel transfer on Feb. 29,
2008 passing 2,000 pounds of fuel to a Portuguese Air Force F-16
combat aircraft.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A is based upon the Royal Australian
Air Force KC-30B Multirole Tanker -- which has been built, flown,
and is undergoing flight tests. It will be delivered on schedule
to the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2009.
* Boeing's proposed KC-767AT tanker and refueling boom were never
built, flown or tested.
Industrial Base
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program will create a new
aerospace manufacturing corridor in the southeastern United
States.
* The KC-45A program helps return competitiveness to the U.S.
aerospace industry.
Foreign Content
* All modern jetliners are built from a global supplier base, and
the two entrants in the KC-45A competition are no exception.
* Boeing's proposed tanker includes parts manufactured in Japan,
United Kingdom, Canada and Italy.
* Northrop Grumman tanker includes parts built in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France -- countries exempt under the
Buy America Law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A will include approximately 60 percent
U.S. content. It is America's tanker.
Foreign Suppliers to U.S. Military Programs
* There are numerous examples of transatlantic cooperation on vital
U.S. military programs. Foreign suppliers currently play
essential roles in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the VH-71
Presidential Helicopter and the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft
program.
* No sensitive military technology will be exported to Europe. For
the KC-45A program, a commercial A330 jetliner will be assembled
by American workers in EADS's facility in Mobile. The aircraft
will then undergo military conversion in an adjacent Northrop
Grumman facility. All of the KC-45A's critical military
technology will be added by an American company, Northrop
Grumman, in America, in Mobile, Ala.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
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bongo
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this is part 1 again from the rorthrup/grumman site.
LOS ANGELES -- March 10, 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) said today that since the Air Force's selection of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A, numerous erroneous comments continue to be repeated in the media and in Congress. Northrop Grumman wants to set the record straight on the following points:
Northrop Grumman, a Los Angeles-based company with over 120,000 employees, is the KC-45A tanker prime contractor
* A contract between the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman
Corporation for the Northrop Grumman KC-45A was signed on Feb.
29, 2008.
* Northrop Grumman KC-45A primary subcontractors include EADS-North
America, General Electric, Honeywell, AAR Cargo Systems, Sargent
Fletcher, Knight Aerospace Products, Parker and Telephonics.
Jobs
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A U.S. supplier base includes 230
companies in 49 states.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker will support more than 25,000
direct and indirect jobs in the United States -- a conservative
estimate based upon the U.S. Department of Commerce aerospace
industry jobs projection formula.
* Using more recent data from our suppliers and applying the Labor
Department's formula for projecting aerospace jobs at the state
and regional level, the KC-45A will employ approximately 48,000
direct and indirect jobs nationwide.
* Assembly and militarization of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker
will take place in Mobile, Ala., resulting in the creation of
1,500 jobs in the United States.
* Job creation was not a part of the evaluation criteria, in
accordance with federal law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program does not transfer any
jobs from the United States to France or any other foreign
country.
Repayable Loans / WTO Dispute Issue
* The U.S. Department of Defense ruled that the disputes involving
Boeing and Airbus currently being adjudicated by the World Trade
Organization were not relevant to the U.S. Air Force's KC-X
Tanker competition.
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bongo
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this is part 2 from northrup/grumman site.
Acquisition Process
* The KC-45A competition underwent the most rigorous, fair and
transparent acquisition process in Defense Department history.
* Throughout the process, both competitors in the KC-45A
acquisition hailed the Air Force for conducting a fair and open
competition.
* The size of the proposed tanker aircraft was not dictated by the
Air Force nor was size an established criteria -- each contractor
was free to propose the best solution and platform to meet Air
Force warfighter requirements.
* Both contractors had ample opportunity in the protracted
acquisition and source selection process to propose the best
aerial refueling capability to meet the warfighter's
requirements.
Reduced Risk to the Government
* The first Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker aircraft was built in
July 2007 and flown in September 2007.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A Aerial Refueling Boom System has
completed 73 test flights totaling more than 200 flight hours.
The boom completed the first in-flight fuel transfer on Feb. 29,
2008 passing 2,000 pounds of fuel to a Portuguese Air Force F-16
combat aircraft.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A is based upon the Royal Australian
Air Force KC-30B Multirole Tanker -- which has been built, flown,
and is undergoing flight tests. It will be delivered on schedule
to the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2009.
* Boeing's proposed KC-767AT tanker and refueling boom were never
built, flown or tested.
Industrial Base
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program will create a new
aerospace manufacturing corridor in the southeastern United
States.
* The KC-45A program helps return competitiveness to the U.S.
aerospace industry.
Foreign Content
* All modern jetliners are built from a global supplier base, and
the two entrants in the KC-45A competition are no exception.
* Boeing's proposed tanker includes parts manufactured in Japan,
United Kingdom, Canada and Italy.
* Northrop Grumman tanker includes parts built in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France -- countries exempt under the
Buy America Law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A will include approximately 60 percent
U.S. content. It is America's tanker.
Foreign Suppliers to U.S. Military Programs
* There are numerous examples of transatlantic cooperation on vital
U.S. military programs. Foreign suppliers currently play
essential roles in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the VH-71
Presidential Helicopter and the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft
program.
* No sensitive military technology will be exported to Europe. For
the KC-45A program, a commercial A330 jetliner will be assembled
by American workers in EADS's facility in Mobile. The aircraft
will then undergo military conversion in an adjacent Northrop
Grumman facility. All of the KC-45A's critical military
technology will be added by an American company, Northrop
Grumman, in America, in Mobile, Ala.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
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bongo 2
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LOS ANGELES -- March 10, 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) said today that since the Air Force's selection of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A, numerous erroneous comments continue to be repeated in the media and in Congress. Northrop Grumman wants to set the record straight on the following points:
Northrop Grumman, a Los Angeles-based company with over 120,000 employees, is the KC-45A tanker prime contractor
* A contract between the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman
Corporation for the Northrop Grumman KC-45A was signed on Feb.
29, 2008.
* Northrop Grumman KC-45A primary subcontractors include EADS-North
America, General Electric, Honeywell, AAR Cargo Systems, Sargent
Fletcher, Knight Aerospace Products, Parker and Telephonics.
Jobs
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A U.S. supplier base includes 230
companies in 49 states.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker will support more than 25,000
direct and indirect jobs in the United States -- a conservative
estimate based upon the U.S. Department of Commerce aerospace
industry jobs projection formula.
* Using more recent data from our suppliers and applying the Labor
Department's formula for projecting aerospace jobs at the state
and regional level, the KC-45A will employ approximately 48,000
direct and indirect jobs nationwide.
* Assembly and militarization of the Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker
will take place in Mobile, Ala., resulting in the creation of
1,500 jobs in the United States.
* Job creation was not a part of the evaluation criteria, in
accordance with federal law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program does not transfer any
jobs from the United States to France or any other foreign
country.
Repayable Loans / WTO Dispute Issue
* The U.S. Department of Defense ruled that the disputes involving
Boeing and Airbus currently being adjudicated by the World Trade
Organization were not relevant to the U.S. Air Force's KC-X
Tanker competition.
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bongo 2
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Acquisition Process
* The KC-45A competition underwent the most rigorous, fair and
transparent acquisition process in Defense Department history.
* Throughout the process, both competitors in the KC-45A
acquisition hailed the Air Force for conducting a fair and open
competition.
* The size of the proposed tanker aircraft was not dictated by the
Air Force nor was size an established criteria -- each contractor
was free to propose the best solution and platform to meet Air
Force warfighter requirements.
* Both contractors had ample opportunity in the protracted
acquisition and source selection process to propose the best
aerial refueling capability to meet the warfighter's
requirements.
Reduced Risk to the Government
* The first Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker aircraft was built in
July 2007 and flown in September 2007.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A Aerial Refueling Boom System has
completed 73 test flights totaling more than 200 flight hours.
The boom completed the first in-flight fuel transfer on Feb. 29,
2008 passing 2,000 pounds of fuel to a Portuguese Air Force F-16
combat aircraft.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A is based upon the Royal Australian
Air Force KC-30B Multirole Tanker -- which has been built, flown,
and is undergoing flight tests. It will be delivered on schedule
to the Royal Australian Air Force in early 2009.
* Boeing's proposed KC-767AT tanker and refueling boom were never
built, flown or tested.
Industrial Base
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A tanker program will create a new
aerospace manufacturing corridor in the southeastern United
States.
* The KC-45A program helps return competitiveness to the U.S.
aerospace industry.
Foreign Content
* All modern jetliners are built from a global supplier base, and
the two entrants in the KC-45A competition are no exception.
* Boeing's proposed tanker includes parts manufactured in Japan,
United Kingdom, Canada and Italy.
* Northrop Grumman tanker includes parts built in the United
Kingdom, Germany, Spain and France -- countries exempt under the
Buy America Law.
* The Northrop Grumman KC-45A will include approximately 60 percent
U.S. content. It is America's tanker.
Foreign Suppliers to U.S. Military Programs
* There are numerous examples of transatlantic cooperation on vital
U.S. military programs. Foreign suppliers currently play
essential roles in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the VH-71
Presidential Helicopter and the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft
program.
* No sensitive military technology will be exported to Europe. For
the KC-45A program, a commercial A330 jetliner will be assembled
by American workers in EADS's facility in Mobile. The aircraft
will then undergo military conversion in an adjacent Northrop
Grumman facility. All of the KC-45A's critical military
technology will be added by an American company, Northrop
Grumman, in America, in Mobile, Ala.
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a $32 billion global defense and technology company whose 120,000 employees provide innovative systems, products and solutions in information and services, electronics, aerospace and shipbuilding to government and commercial customers worldwide.
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