“The reason why the final gaps in funding were … discovered and actually reported to the Congress is largely because there was a six- to seven-month gap associated with the continuing resolution that the Congress imposed upon the executive branch, and their [Congress] failure to pass budgets on time,” Carlos Del Toro told reporters.
By Justin Katz
“We can’t continue to do things the way we have been. We can’t just work harder or try harder at the processes that we have so far,” Vice Adm. Brendan McLane told reporters.
By Justin Katz
The vice chief’s remarks represent some of the first public comments Navy leadership has made on the Dec. 22 friendly fire incident.
By Justin Katz
“We look out across the market and evaluate our customers’ emerging needs,” David Phillips, a company executive, told reporters. “We’ve been hearing an increased expression of interest in a small, rapidly deployable unmanned surface vehicle that can support a variety of missions beyond mine countermeasures.”
By Justin Katz
According to a summary of the survey results, 46 percent of respondents indicated the deal will improve their companies’ hiring, retention and training efforts, and 42 percent said the deal would help to “invest in equipment to ensure quality and on-time delivery.”
By Justin Katz
SAWS “is an innovative approach that increase wages, accelerates submarine production [and] reduces the cost through the [future years],” said HII CEO Chris Kastner.
By Justin Katz
The $49.9 million award will be fleshed out over a five year period.
By Carley Welch
