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F-35 fleet grounded after engine crack found

The Pentagon on Friday grounded its fleet of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a cracked engine blade in one plane.

Tags: DoD , F-35 , industry

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13 defense executives bemoan uncertainty of cuts

Defense industry executives criticize the impending sequestration, which they say would lead to the loss of more than 1 million defense-related jobs.

Tags: John McCain , Joe Lieberman , DoD , sequestration , industry , Boeing , Congress , Senate

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USPS countersues Northrop Grumman for contract overruns

Nearly six months ago, Northrop Grumman filed a $179 million lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service, alleging the agency delayed and disrupted its work on a multimillion-dollar contract to create and install high-tech mail sorters. Now, USPS has countered those claims, alleging the company actually owes it millions of dollars because the contract ran over schedule, according to documents obtained by Federal News Radio.

Tags: USPS , contracting , acquisition , lawsuit , Jack Moore , exclusive

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After cuts, defense contractors report record operating margins

With a tighter defense budget and the threat of sequestration, defense contractors say they may have to lay off thousands of workers and look for business overseas.

Tags: DoD Report , budget , sequestration , contracting , Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics , Washington Business Journal , Federal Drive

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In Depth interviews - June 21

On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to the interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day and links to additional resources.

Tags: Michael Hicks , Hart Rossman , John Sepulveda , Mike Sullivan , Jeff Steinhoff , Cybersecurity Update , Veteran Affairs , SAIC , Government Accountability Office , F-35 Joint Strike Fighter , KPMG Government Institute , In Depth , Francis Rose

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Northrop Grumman scores cryptography contract

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a three-year contract to upgrade cryptography in the country's intercontinental ballistic missile system.

Tags: Cryptography , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Air Force , DoD , contracting

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First quarter mixed for top defense contractors

Three of the top five U.S. defense vendors — Northrop Grumman Corp., General Dynamics Corp. and Raytheon Co. — had lower sales in the first quarter of 2012, a trend that may continue as the Pentagon cuts its budget, according to a new report from Bloomberg Government.

Tags: Sopen Shah , Bloomberg Government , DoD , Federal Drive , contracting , Boeing , Raytheon , Lockheed Martin , General Dynamics ,

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Northrup Grumman to buy M5 Network Security

The deal will help Northrup broaden its client portfolio amid dwindling defense sales and concerns about sequestration.

Tags: M5 Network Security , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive , Next Gov

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Lockheed joins Northrop, HP for NGEN bid

Lockheed Martin will join a team of several other large companies in a bid for the Navy's forthcoming multibillion dollar Next Generation Enterprise Network contract.

Tags: Navy , technology , DoD , NMCI , Lockheed Martin , AT&T , Hewlett Packard , IBM , computer sciences corporation , Harris Corporation , General Dynamics , Verizon , Shawn Hendricks , Jared Serbu , AT&T ,

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Navy says CANES network is 44 percent cheaper than expected

Competition, reliance on commercial technology drove down prices for IT consolidation on ships, Navy official says. The service still is figuring out how to integrate CANES with its NGEN shore-based system. The RFP for NGEN is expected any day.

Tags: DoD , technology , CANES , NGEN , NMCI , DJ LeGoff , Navy , AFCEA , William Leigher , contracting , industry , Jared Serbu , DoD Report

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