(Correction: This story was corrected on May 25 to state that lawmakers are seeking to add money for an alternate JSF engine for a fifth consecutive year.) The Defense Department wants to eliminate competition from the Pentagon's largest acquisition program and "earmark" $100 billion for a single defense contractor by canceling the F136 alternative engine program for the Joint Strike Fighter, which lawmakers are seeking to fund for a fifth consecutive year despite executive branch objections. That is the thrust...
