VXX Presidential Helicopter : Background and Issues for Congress.

Discusses controversy surrounding Navy decision to award Lockheed Martin Corp. with the VXX Presidential helicopter contract instead of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Summarizes issues for Congress regarding the fairness of the competition, impact of the decision on U.S. trade and the defense industria...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Competition. Defense industries. International trade. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses controversy surrounding Navy decision to award Lockheed Martin Corp. with the VXX Presidential helicopter contract instead of the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Summarizes issues for Congress regarding the fairness of the competition, impact of the decision on U.S. trade and the defense industrial base, including U.S. jobs and future competitiveness, and compliance with existing Buy American statutes.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.