JACKSON, Mississippi - During a press conference in which he announced an additional $41 million cut in the state budget, Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour is asked about Northrop Grumman's decision not to bid on the multi-billion dollar contract to build refueling tankers for the Air Force.
Governor Barbour says he's "disappointed" Northrop Grumman isn't fighting for the contract, which it won in February of 2008. However, the bid was thrown out after Boeing protested and new specifications were drawn up which favored the smaller Boeing tanker.
Whoa....Barbour did not blast Northrop Grumman, he blasted the bid process and the Air Force for being biased and setting up the bid process to reward only one bidder. He said he was diasppointed Northrop Grumman wasn’t fighting this. The headline does not match the words of the Governor.
You’re exactly right. That was the exact opposite of what the headline suggested.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Whoa....Barbour did not blast Northrop Grumman, he blasted the bid process and the Air Force for being biased and setting up the bid process to reward only one bidder. He said he was diasppointed Northrop Grumman wasn’t fighting this. The headline does not match the words of the Governor.