Number	20904
Subject	Military
Source	U.S. News & World Report
State	DC
Year	2003
Publication Date	August 29, December 15
Summary	These stories revealed crucial information undermining the U.S. Air Force's controversial plan to lease 100 air refueling tankers from Boeing-a deal, which, if completed, would have cost U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars more than if traditional purchasing were used. "Under the Radar" deals with documents showing how Boeing pushed a plane that even some military officials doubted was right for the job. It also revealed how the Air Force relied on Boeing to shape the basic performance requirements for the tanker and let the company devise the financial structure of the costly, unusual lease agreement. "Stormy Weather" discloses a perverse effect of the derailing of the lease proposal.
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	12
Keywords	U.S. Air Force;air refueling tankers;Boeing;taxpayers;Air Force officials;Congress;White House;Pentagon;White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card;endorsement;tanker planes;Lockheed C-5 transport;Lockheed C-17 transport;Continental Airlines;lobbying campaign;European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co.;Senate Commerce Committee;EADS;Congressional Budget Office;Defense Department;Air Force Air Mobility Command;Fleet Viability Board;General Accounting Office
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