Morning Coffee: Contractors Report Healthy Earnings
Defense Industry spending on lobbying remained flat for the first half of the year.
Pax River’s Fuels Team Powers RIMPAC Exercise
NAVAIR’s fuels team is helping the Navy move closer to its goal of deploying a “fleet of ships powered by biofuels.”
Lockheed Lays Off 740
Job reductions hit the sensor unit, including 75 in the DC area, as defense giant tightens up.
Sequestration Fight Heats Up on Hill
Lawmakers tackle defense spending this week.
Morning Coffee: House Says No BRAC Until 2013
The House defense bill would prevent BRAC operations until 2013, safely past the election year.
F-35C Graded on Curve
The Pentagon allows F-35C to fudge on its landing speed requirement.
CV-22 Tech Upgrade
NAVAIR publicly solicited five contracts Friday.
NAWCAD Awards Innovators
Five teams received Innovation awards, and one received the Patent of the Year Award.
DoD Buys Lots of Biofuel
DoD purchases 450,000 gallons at four times the price of oil.
Congress Moves to Save JSF
Bipartisan caucus, backed by Lockheed, wants to stop budget chop.
