April 26, 2024

Budget Hawks Call for Pentagon Spending Cuts

capitol hill

Conservative members want non-defense items stripped from budget.

First Operational Triton UAV Rolls onto Assembly Line

MQ-4C BAMS Triton unveiling

Northrop Grumman completes the fuselage for the first operational next-generation submarine hunter.

Sequstration Could Be a ‘Disaster’ for Maryland

capitol hill

Congress is talking about fixing sequestration, but, so far, just talking.

Defense Stocks Fall on Obama Re-election

Barack Obama

Raython, L-3, Lockheed and Northrop take a beating on the Street.

Pentagon (Officially) Begins Sequestration Planning

Pentagon Capitol

Analysts see little hope for a fix to automatic defense cuts from the lame duck Congress.

White House Could Delay Defense Cuts Next Year

White House

OMB says the president has the power to delay sequestration for a few weeks until Congress delivers a fix.

Pentagon Withholds Payment Due to JSF Problems

F-35B JSF over Pax River

The Pentagon withholds $46.5 million from Lockheed Martin until deficiencies in the Joint Strike Fighter are fixed.

Somerset County Kills Wind Farm Bill

Eastern Shore wind energy

Commissioners kill the bill after visiting Naval Air Station Patuxent River.

Low-price Contracting Threatens Incumbents

Pentagon Capitol

In an era of low-price, technically acceptable contact requirements, incumbents aren’t always the lowest bidders.

Poseidon Program Already Fighting Tech Obsolescence

p-8a poseidon flutter test

Navy allocates $8.5 million to replace the aircraft’s electronic warfare technology.