I think it doesn’t mean anything for export customers, except you don’t get a $ 45 mio plane by 2012.
Partners in the JSF programme have signed for an A-model, and they get one. Maybe it gets a bit more expansive, will have some teathing problems, and will reach their forces not in the desired timeframe.
Just as in every other fighter programme since the 60’s. 😉

Just read the complete report, they even present the JSF-programme as the way ahead. Everything they demand is finishing the flight tests before starting series production.
In the Raptors case, the AF/LM found during the flight testing several parts that had to be redesigned.
GAO does not want to repeat this mistake. So-no big thing in my opinion.

My wet dreams for the Luftwaffe:

184 Typhoons. (4 additional) to form 3 Squadrons with 3 Wings and 4 remaining in Manching as development aircraft

seek for an european airlift command, similar to SALIS at the moment, equiped with new build, westernized An-124

60 new longrange strike aircraft. I would prefer an European solution, with technology taken from the Typhoon (Engines, ECM, Sensors)

6 new A330MRTT, first three additional, second batch to replace the existing A-310 after 2010

70 A-400M (no change)

seek for an european fighter training programme, as follow up on ENJJPT. (Gripen and PC-9)

participate in the replacement of the european AWACS fleet

For those joint programmes, numbers depend on numbers of particpating countries

Edit:
Helicopter:
62 NH-90 including 8 CSAR Variants (just let the options materialize)

Heer:
60 NH-90
120 Tiger (2×60) (including the upgrade to the “heavy concept” with a gun, uprated engines and additional ballistic protection)

Marineflieger:
20 Eurohawks for SIGINT belonging to the central command, but operated by the Marineflieger
20 CN-295 MPA for military use and evironment control

There is a discussion in Germany to upgrade the Tiger later. Basically improved ballistic protection and the RMK-30 gun.
As always, the reason against it is the lack of money.

In case of Iran, I would not limit myself to one plane. Most probably I would go for a Flanker and J-10. The problem here: China is not an indepedent source. No J-10 without Russian parts. But at least, different sources to arm both aircraft.
So, which Flanker ? Su-30 or Su-34 ? I think that depends on the package IAPO/KnAPO have on offer.

What we have here are a few statements from an out-of-power opposition member, along with a hawkish amateur defense critic.

From the article:

Dr Jensen and Mr Fawcett raised their concerns with the Minister for Defence, Brendan Nelson, last month. Dr Jensen told the Herald yesterday he agonised before breaking with the discipline of the Howard Government to lodge his submission, but the issue was too important.

You may know, my english isn’t as good as I wish.
The complete story as I understand it, circles around lowered requirements, and rising costs.
This would mean the design goal of affordable stealth can’t be reached. Wether LM makes them more stealthy, or affordable.
To me, this is a more serious problem then the noise about tech-share. If stealthlevel gets lowered, while better radarsets become available, and costs are to high for many countries, to buy them in sufficient numbers…
Then the Raptor or “legacy-fighters” may have a brighter chance on the export market.