Can Boeing buy its way out of two government investigations into
corporate wrongdoing? If so, it could well end up being the most
expensive fine ever paid by a defense contract -- upwards of $500
billion.
They Left On A Logistics Mission And Ended Up Rescuing More
Than 100 Civilians
US Navy Lt. David Shand and Lt. Matt Udkow thought they'd done
the right thing. They left NAS Pensacola on a logistics mission --
provide much-needed supplies to military installations along the
hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. They ended up rescuing more than 100
civilians stranded by floods. Instead, the New York Times reports,
they were "chided" for deviating from their assigned mission.
Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) prime contractor Lockheed Martin
Thursday switched "power on" to test the electrical and hydraulic
systems of the first JSF aircraft at the company's plant in Fort
Worth, TX.
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