Boeing really has nerve protesting the way this contract was awarded!  Their past behavior is what caused the whole military procurement practices to be revised in an effort to be more competitive and transparent.

It was Boeing that tried to shove the 767 down the throats of the Air Force instead of designing a plane that would meet the desired specifications!

Mobile has been in bad trouble financially since Brookley Field closed, after all these years we finally have a chamce to come up to be equal to the rest of the country with this company, instead of being jealous they should be happy, the jobs and money will stay here and we will all prosper maybe there wont be so many foreclosures.  GOD bless us all.

Boeing lobby expenditures in 2007 thus far total $4.14 million.[21] In 2006, total of $9.12 million was spent. Boeing is one of four major corporations which, after September 11, 2001, were accused[attribution needed] of pushing for “Star Wars” missile defense.[22][verification needed] These corporations had been making “a major political investment,” and receiving 60 percent of government missile defense contracts.[22]

.. i guess we could find the same info on Northrup

before you stick your neck too far out defending Boeing.. ya need to visit this site and read a little of Boeing’s more recent history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing ... especially the Unethical Conduct and the industrial espionage convictions that pertain directly to this contract it’s just below the year 2000’s history ....

It is very dirty politics and those behind it should be exposed for what they are!