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CSAR-X
Related Resources (government documents and letters)
POGO Files
Air Force Weakens Requirements Of Key Search And Rescue Project
November 15, 2007
Rescue At Risk: Crucial Helicopter Requirement Weakened A crucial weapons system requirement for the Air Force's second highest procurement priority, a helicopter replacement program (dubbed CSAR-X) for its combat search and rescue mission, was significantly and inappropriately weakened by Air Force program officials to allow Boeing's Chinook helicopter to compete. Boeing eventually won the CSAR-X contract, worth an estimated $10-15 billion. POGO's findings indicate that the acquisition process was subverted, and the needs of the warfighter consequently undermined. As a result, the wrong helicopter for the mission may have been procured, possibly putting at risk the men and women in our armed forces who need to be rescued.
November 13, 2007
Related Resources
GAO Press Release Announces Sustainment of Second Round of CSAR-X Protests
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
August 30, 2007
Letter from Sikorsky on an amendment to the CSAR-X Request for Proposals
Ariel R. David, Director , Government Contracts & Associate General Counsel, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
May 21, 2007
Expert on Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR), criticizes the Air Force's choice of the HH-47 Chinook in the CSAR-X competition
Dr. John F. Guilmartin, Jr.,
May 20, 2007
Letter from Senator John McCain to Secretary of the Air Force Michael W. Wynne
Senator John McCain, US Senate
April 4, 2007
Unsealed GAO Bid Protest Decision
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
March 29, 2007
Government Accountability Office bid protest decision
, Government Accountability Office (GAO)
February 26, 2007
POGO in the News
What To Do About CSAR, By Lee Benson, Rotor & Wing eMagazine, January 1, 2010
USAF: IG Concludes CSAR-X KPP Changes Will Not Affect Capabilities, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, December 12, 2008
Air Force Mum On How DOD IG Report Will Impact CSAR-X Award Schedule, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, July 25, 2008
Air Force Completes CSAR-X Competitor Interim Reviews, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, May 9, 2008
Air Force Will Not Establish CSAR-X Contract Award Date, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, April 25, 2008
USAF Changes CSAR-X KPP Tracking , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 28, 2008
CSAR Operators: We Need A New, More Powerful Helicopter Fleet, By Jason Simpson and Marcus Weisgerber, Inside the Air Force, March 7, 2008
DOD To Investigate CSAR-X Change, By Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 25, 2008
Pentagon to audit troubled helicopter program, By Andrea Shalal-Esa, guardian.co.uk, February 22, 2008
DOD Inspector General to Audit CSAR-X KPP Changes, By Jason Simpson, Inside the Air Force, February 22, 2008
A Mission to Rebuild Reputations: Upcoming Deals to Test Reforms at Air Force, Boeing, By Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, January 17, 2008
Payton Mandates More Openness with Industry as KC-X Award Nears, , Inside the Air Force, December 21, 2007
AF Says Market Research, Bidder Confusion Led To KPP Change , by Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, December 17, 2007
'Watered Down' CSAR-X Parameter Undermines Warfighter's Needs, By Jason Simpson and John Reed, Inside the Air Force, November 16, 2007
CSAR-X Key Requirement Change Requested By Industry, Sources Say, by Michael Fabey, Aviation Week, November 16, 2007
POGO Says IG Should Probe CSAR-X Requirement Change, Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report , November 15, 2007
CSAR-X Decision And Wynne Email, by Bettina H. Chavanne and Michael Fabey, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 20, 2007
Rescue Helicopter has 'Brownout' Problems, , United Press International, June 21, 2007
Air Force draws fire from Sikorsky, by Richard Burnett, Orlando Sentinel, May 31, 2007
