Northrop Grumman Responds To Protest

By The Associated Press

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Published: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 6:11 am
Last Updated: Fri, March 14, 2008 - 6:16 am

WASHINGTON (AP) - Northrop Grumman Corporation's chief executive
says Congress would undermine the entire government procurement
process if it tries to block a 35 billion dollar Air Force contract
won by his company and its European partner.
Two days after Boeing filed its official protest of the air
tanker award, Northrop Chairman and CEO Ronald Sugar said letting
Congress step in and change the rules of the procurement game would
make companies simply not want to play.
The company has hired former Senators Trent Lott, of
Mississippi, and John Breaux, of Louisiana, to make its case.
On February 29th, the Air Force awarded a high-stakes aerial
refueling tanker contract to what many considered the underdog team
of European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company and Northrop
Grumman. The two companies selected Mobile for their assembly
plant.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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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!

Posted by BamaBob on 03/14/08 - 9:32 am • Report Abuse .

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.

Posted by elbertananny on 03/14/08 - 9:07 am • Report Abuse .

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

Posted by primate502002 on 03/14/08 - 9:04 am • Report Abuse .

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 ....

Posted by primate502002 on 03/14/08 - 8:52 am • Report Abuse .

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

Posted by BamaBob on 03/14/08 - 7:40 am • Report Abuse .