Air Force issues Northrop Grumman stop-work order for LRS-B

November 09, 2015 |
Courtney Albon
The Air Force confirmed Monday it has issued a stop-work order to Northrop Grumman following Boeing and Lockheed Martin's protest of the Long-Range Strike Bomber award. "The Air Force issued a stop-work order, Nov. 6, 2015, on the LRS-B contract due to the automatic stay of performance imposed by the filing of Boeing's bid protest at the Government Accountability Office," service spokesman Maj. Robert Leese confirmed in an email to Inside the Air Force . "The Competition in Contracting Act...

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