The Aerospace Industries Association today applauded the Bush administration's repeal of a Clinton administration rule that directed contracting officers to consider a company's record of business ethics and integrity in award decisions. The administration repealed the rule last week. "AIA is extremely pleased that the Bush administration revoked the onerous blacklisting rule," association President and CEO John Douglass said in a statement. "If allowed to stand, it would have cost the government millions of dollars in litigation costs and interrupted...
