If we see the same old story of the government claiming to support small businesses but prioritizing old incumbents, investment dollars will disappear.
Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, sees reasons for tentative optimism in the number of defense-industrial facilities that have reopened.
Though the Pentagon is hunting for billions of dollars in a future package to combat the coronavirus pandemic, it looks like the next massive relief bill will be swamped in a partisan fight.
Cash flow for small defense contractors is continuing to suffer under the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey by the National Defense Industrial Association.
Factory closures in Mexico due to the coronavirus pandemic are hurting U.S. defense firms, and the Pentagon is urging America’s neighbor to the south to reopen vital suppliers.