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Air Force Seeks To Dismiss Parts of Boeing’s Tanker Protest

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Friday, March 28th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force filed a motion with the Government Accountability Office Wednesday seeking to dismiss parts of Boeing's [BA] protest of service's tanker contract award to a Northrop Grumman [NOC] team. A service spokeswoman announced the motion's filing late Wednesday. Northrop Grumman also filed a motion Wednesday asking the GAO to dismiss significant portions of Boeing's protest. "The Air Force filed a motion with the GAO for partial summary dismissal of the Boeing protest," spokeswoman Lt. Col.…

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