Washington NewsLocal news for Washington, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.KC print firm serving restaurants buys Dallas firm serving auto dealerships- March 21, 2008 "Restex's solid reputation and top-notch client base combined with our high standards of product quality will bring new opportunities, build stronger client relationships in the market and achieve our growth objective" Data Source Inc. of Kansas City announced today that it was buying Restex Inc. of Dallas.Data Source, a print management supplier to the restaurant industry, said Restex was a forms management company that ... via KansasCity.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/kc-print-firm-serving-restaurants-buys-dal... Boeing challenges Air Force contract- March 19, 2008 Leon Tobler is the father of Spc. Brandon S. Tobler, the first soldier from Oregon to be killed in the Iraq War. via The Oregonianhttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/boeing-challenges-air-force-contract?fromr... Gifted education advocates take message to Washington- March 13, 2008 "The time is now for Washington to lead by example and make a greater investment and in our nation's brightest children. Our nation's future depends on it" ' Advocates for Kansas' nearly 15,000 gifted and talented students converged on Capitol Hill to urge Members of Congress to reverse decades of neglect by redoubling the federal government's commitment to and ... via Chanute Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/gifted-education-advocates-take-message-to... Boeing sets stage for formal protest of Air Force tanker award, cites 'serious concerns'- March 10, 2008 "We have serious concerns over inconsistency in requirements, cost factors and treatment of our commercial data" Boeing Co. today inched closer to formally protesting a $35 billion Air Force tanker award it lost, saying it has "serious concerns" about the fairness of the competition. via Alabama Livehttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/boeing-sets-stage-for-formal-protest-of-ai... Maybe it's time for Boeing to take a look at how its business is run- March 7, 2008 "Mind my own business and not gloat over the misfortunes of my worthy adversary" Here is some stuff I know, the tanker deal post-mortem edition: Companies go through cycles of success and stumbling, momentum and malaise, as regularly as they deal with sector and economic cycles. via Seattle Post-Intelligencerhttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/maybe-its-time-for-boeing-to-take-a-look-a... Boeing may get Air Force debriefing this week after $35B tanker award goes to European rival- March 5, 2008 "I have a lot of tough questions I want answers to soon because there seems to be a real disconnect here." WASHINGTON : The U.S. Air Force could explain to Boeing Co. as soon as Thursday why it awarded a US$35 billion aerial refueling tanker contract to rival European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. via International Herald Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/boeing-may-get-air-force-debriefing-this-w... Lawmakers From Washington, Kansas React To KC-X Decision- March 3, 2008 "We are outraged that this decision taps European Airbus and its foreign workers to provide a tanker to our American military" It barely took an hour after the Pentagon announced its choice for the US Air Force KC-X tanker bid, before lawmakers aligned with the loser spoke out vehemently against the decision. via Aero-News Networkhttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/03/lawmakers-from-washington-kansas-react-to-... SPEEA Disappointed Tanker Decision Leaves Boeing Out- March 1, 2008 Disappointment and shock echoed through the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace , IFPTE Local 2001, today after the announcement that EADSNorthrop received the Air Force contract to ... via Earth Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/washington-ks/2008/02/speea-disappointed-tanker-decision-leaves-... |