IG: AF acted properly in bid mix-up

The Pentagon's inspector general's office said Friday that it finished a review of an Air Force mix-up that sent details of Boeing's tanker bid to EADS and vice versa, and found no reason to further investigate. The IG said in a letter to seven U.S. senators, all Boeing backers who requested the probe, saying the Air Force handled the mistake appropriately and in compliance with federal law. Boeing and EADS are competing for the $35 billion contract to build new tankers for the Air Force. If EADS wins, it plans to assemble its planes in Mobile, Ala. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 02/18/11)