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DoD contractors slip the grip of new environmental regulations

As part of this year’s defense authorization bill, Congress blocked DoD from demanding emission disclosures unless they are directly relevant to the…

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FILE - The inside of a computer is seen on Feb 23, 2019, in Jersey City, N.J. A global computer chip shortage has made it harder for consumers to get their hands on cars, computers and other modern-day necessities, so Congress is looking to boost chip manufacturing and research in the United States with billions of dollars from the federal government. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)

How exporting weapons becomes risky for contractors who make the exports

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Bill Shackelford prepares to take the helm at NARFE in January

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Defense industrial base competitiveness report irked some services contractors

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, aerial file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies' proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Aspiring Defense contractors new to the market describe difficulty getting attention

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IG: Pentagon disregarded auditors, overpaid contractors by as much as $97M

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DoD could award more contracts to companies with disabled workforce

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House bill would create panel of cyber experts to help DHS

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Senate bill calls for small defense contractors getting paid quicker

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Joe Petrillo: The state of Intel in the U.S. Army

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Defense contractors show rates of PTSD similar to veterans

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In Depth interviews – August 9

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.

In Depth interviews – July 31

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.

Defense contractors go all-in for incumbents

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In races in both the House and Senate, Democratic incumbents have found loyal supporters — and big donors — in defense contractors, Politico reports.