Air Force Unexpetedly Cancels 3,000 iPads

The Air Force Special Operations Command has canceled a plan to buy nearly three thousand iPads. The command gave no specific reason for the cancellation. But the move came after the online publication NextGov inquired about the PDF reader software named in the solicitation. The software was developed in Russia. It's called Good Reader from Good iWare, not to be confused with Good Technology used by other federal agencies.The tablets were to be used as electronic flight bags, replacing paper charts and operations manuals. The Air Force says it will still pursue an electronic flight bag.