March 29, 2024

MD Reps Go to Bat for James Webb Space Telescope

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Maryland Congressmen Hoyer and Brown urge the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology to reauthorize funding for the James Webb Space Telescope Program managed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Prince George’s County, MD.

Revenues Up 2nd Year for Top 100 Defense Contractors

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For the second straight year revenues for the Top 100 defense companies in the world have increased, suggesting the defense industry has weathered sequestration-related budget cuts and emerged stronger. Total 2017 defense revenues for the Top 100 companies came in at $375.4 billion, a 2.9 percent increase over the companies represented in the previous year’s Top 100 list.