Officials Want To Avoid Third Protest Of Contentious Deal
'Tis the season, it seems, to defer ruling on lucrative US Air
Force procurement contracts. Hot on the heels of last week's
surprise decision by the Pentagon to put off determining a winner
in the KC-X aerial tanker competition, comes word that the Defense
Department may also delay ruling on the oft-contested Combat Search
And Rescue (CSAR-X) contract.