Gov. Bob Riley (R-Ala.) has asked Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who campaigned for Alabama’s top elected official last week, to push for a “totally open” process in awarding contracts for the Air Force’s tanker competition, reports Associated Press news service. McCain, who has taken issue with USAF’s inclusion of the subsidy issue before the World Trade Organization in the contract award process, already has joined forces with Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions and Sen. Richard Shelby, who, along with Riley want to ensure the Northrop Grumman-EADS team has a seat at the tanker table. At stake is a multibillion-dollar aircraft plant to be built in Mobile, Ala., where a Northrop Grumman-EADS tanker would go for assembly.
Top Lawmakers Want 15 Percent Pay Raise for Enlisted Troops
April 19, 2024
A new law introduced by Congress would raise the pay rate 15 percent for junior enlisted troops and seek improvements on a range of quality of life issues, such as pay and compensation, child care, housing, health care access, and military spouse employment.