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Boeing, Lockheed: Air Force Choice Of Northrop Bomber A ‘Flawed’ Decision

Monday, December 21st, 2015

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Boeing, Lockheed: Air Force Choice Of Northrop Bomber A ‘Flawed’ Decision

Boeing [BA] and Lockheed Martin [LMT] said over the weekend that the Air Force’s decision to have Northrop Grumman [NOC] build the long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) was “fundamentally flawed.”The losing team on Dec. 17 filed a 133-page brief with the Government Accountability Office (GAO) detailing further its contention that Northrop was not the best and most economical choice to build the aircraft.Boeing announced Friday that it and Lockheed would continue with the protest, on which the GAO must rule by…

Congress

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Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]