“If that was a real concern, then why did the Air Force allow them to submit a proposal in the first place?”
It was a concern and Northrup didn’t meet the requirements until a last minute change by the Air Force.
“This is about domestic pork barrel politics, and the real agenda of a lot of so-called “conservatives” out there is showing.”
Your slip is showing. Dems are much better at pork barrel than conservatives. Look to Boxer out in CA who was funneling contracts to her husbands company.