April 29, 2025

Fed Layoffs Hit the Contractor Workforce

Defense Budget

Layoffs and firings across government agencies have spread into the contractor workforce with 13 Virginia and Maryland contractors reporting 2,425 layoffs as DoD receives guidance on reducing its civilian workforce.

Report: US Naval Supremacy Under Threat from China

Morning Coffee is a robust blend of links to news around the internet concerning the Naval Air Station Patuxent River economic community. The opinions expressed here do not reflect opinions of the Leader’s owners or staff. A Center for Strategic and International Studies’ report issued last week found that China has grown to be the world’s dominant player in shipbuilding over the past two decades, reports The Associated Press. This poses economic and national security challenges for the US and its allies, according to the report released March 11. China claims to have more than half of the world’s commercial…