yet another boo-boo... wonder if they'll ever sort themselves out:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101120/...e_tanker_mixup

WASHINGTON – The Air Force mistakenly gave rival companies sensitive information that contained each other's confidential bids in a long-standing, multibillion dollar competition to build a new refueling tanker.

Boeing received detailed proprietary information about the EADS bid; corresponding information was given to EADS North America concerning the Boeing bid.