The Air Force has awarded Boeing $299.8 million to produce the fourth Wideband Gap Filler satellite.The award represents the first option under the WGS Block II contract given to Boeing last month. The program potentially is worth about $1.1 billion. WGS-4 is slated for launch in early 2011.
A massive contract to manage thousands of PCS moves failed because U.S. Transportation Command did not adequately oversee the results, according to the Government Accountability Office.