Engine Maker ‘At Risk;’ Wants Navy Help

Engine Maker ‘At Risk;’ Wants Navy Help
Engine Maker ‘At Risk;’ Wants Navy Help

WASHINGTON: An obscure change in an arcane statute could open a major Navy contract to lower priced components from South Korea. But America’s last domestic manufacturer of ship-sized diesel engines, Fairbanks Morse, is fighting back. While a Navy spokesman told me the service has a plan to protect the industrial base — a major worry for the…

Can New Amphibious Ship Coalition Grow Grass Roots?

Can New Amphibious Ship Coalition Grow Grass Roots?
Can New Amphibious Ship Coalition Grow Grass Roots?

WASHINGTON: This town needs another lobbying organization like I need another hole in my head. But when everyone else has a “grass roots” group to help make their case to Congress, not having your own is a form of unilateral disarmament — an especially bad idea in a time of escalating budget wars. “Having a…