Neither agency nor Lockheed officials would comment on the proposed change to the wing.

Lockheed held a news conference about the Stealth's capabilities, even though Lockheed officials say their only authorized buyer right now is the Pentagon.

And Lockheed officials said this week that they preferred to focus on their growing work in domestic security.

The delays, contracts for an engineering company to design the program, construction and other activities added $6 million to the $40 million project, Lockheed officials said.

But people in the industry said Lockheed officials were blindsided by the Pentagon's position.

The scandal led to the downfall of governments overseas and the resignations of two senior Lockheed officials.

The suit said the Lockheed official had threatened to withhold certain payments unless Recon "shuts up" Ms. White.

The Lockheed bribery scandals were a series of illegal bribes and contributions made by Lockheed officials from the late 1950s to the 1970s.

But Lockheed officials say that he made a decision in September that ultimately helped MFS win the job.

The Lockheed officials assert that Datacom thoroughly remade itself after the bribery scandal.