Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) announced last week that the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that he chairs will hold a hearing on July 15 to delve into USAF’s action on the KC-X tanker award. (See above) Shortly after the contract award, Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.), chairman of the House Appropriations defense panel held a hearing on the KC-X award, citing concerns about work going to “a foreign company” and continued the scrutiny in a closed door session.
Since President Donald Trump first unveiled his “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative in late January, much of the focus for it has been focused on space—how the Pentagon may deploy dozens, if not hundreds, of sensors and interceptors into orbit to protect the continental U.S. from missile barrages. But the Air…