Business
OK Boomer: What Today’s Young Shipyard Workers Want
Chicken sandwiches and WiFi, for starters, says the head of Ingalls Shipbuilding.
Business
Sikorsky and Boeing Challenge Army Decision to Replace Black Hawk with Bell V-280 Tiltrotor
The Government Accountability Office has 100 days to review the deal.
Business
Lawmakers Omit R&D Tax Break From 2023 Spending Bill
Company execs have credited the multibillion-dollar tax break with spurring innovation.
Science & Tech
Musk Has Reduced Twitter’s Ability to Spot Foreign Disinformation, a Former Data Scientist Says
Staff layoffs are just one way the new CEO has undermined the platform’s three-legged approach to the problem.
Business
Space-Imagery Firm Maxar to Go Private
With government contracts under its belt and a new constellation on the way, the company is to be acquired by a private-equity firm for $4B.
Business
Aerojet Rocketdyne Has a New Suitor. Will the Biden Administration Approve?
L3Harris Technologies has entered a $4.7 billion deal to acquire the rocket manufacturer.
Business
‘Can We Actually Build It?’ Defense Industry Leaders Look Ahead to Uncertain 2023
The war in Ukraine—combined with worker shortages, inflation, and other factors—has made it more difficult and more expensive to produce the most in-demand weapons.
Business
Pentagon Splits $9B Cloud Effort Among Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Oracle
All four had been shortlisted for JWCC, DOD's do-over of its giant JEDI cloud contract effort.
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Business
Aerojet Rocketdyne Struggling to Deliver Rocket Motors, Raytheon CEO Says
The charge comes after the Aerojet CEO questioned whether Raytheon has problems of its own.
Defense Systems
Google Cloud Gets DOD's Blessing. But Will It Win Contracts?
Within days, the Pentagon is expected to announce winners of its up-to-$9 billion tactical cloud effort.
Business
Army Chooses Bell V-280 to Replace Its Black Hawk Helicopters
Bell beat the Defiant-X pitched, a compound coaxial helicopter offered by a Sikorsky-Boeing team.
Business
Does Your Tech Need Investors? Try DOD's New Matchmaking Office
The Office of Strategic Capital aims to help critical innovations cross the "Valley of Death."
Policy
Austin Urges Congress to Pass a Budget, Citing China Threat
But the secretary left inflation, supply chain, and worker woes out of his speech to the Reagan National Defense Forum.
Science & Tech