Defence Contracts

The Pentagon has placed its auditing crosshairs over Lockheed Martin Corp.'s military aircraft operation, faulting the unit for a number of contract finance violations that is costing the government hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a...

Italian defense giant Finmeccanica said Tuesday it has agreed to a $4 billion buyout of U.S. military contractor DRS Technologies Inc., a New Jersey company with a big presence in Central Florida. The pending merger will give Finmeccanica a solid...

The phone rings and Jo Rosano jumps to answer, thinking of the sound of her son's voice: Hi, Mom, it's me, Marc. But it isn't him. Rosano hangs up to resume scouring the Internet for news, brewing espresso, pacing, praying, crying and waiting -- as she...

Raytheon Co. will lay off 37 employees -- or about 15 percent of its work force -- at its Towson plant because of a dearth in new military contracts, officials said today. Workers at the plant, on Joppa Road, were notified of the furloughs Tuesday,...

The U.S. military's use of private contractors for the sensitive task of wartime interrogation marks a sharp shift from traditional practices and is raising difficult issues of accountability as authorities investigate the alleged role civilian workers...

This is a listing of government contracts based on data from Federal Business Opportunities. Alken Industries Inc., Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-6217, is being awarded a $111,360 contract from NAVICP, 700 Robbins Ave. Philadelphia, Pa 19111-5098, for aircraft...

This is a listing of government contracts based on data from Federal Business Opportunities. Advanced Logic Resources, Inc., 244 Mill Road Yaphank, NY 11980-9745, is being awarded a $29,175 contract from Defense Supply Center Columbus P.O. Box 16595...

This is a listing of government contracts based on data from Federal Business Opportunities. Alro Machine Tool & Die Co, Inc., 593 West Hoffman Ave. Lindenhurst, NY 11757-4082, is being awarded a $257,550 contract from Department Of The Air Force, Air...

Harry Stonecipher still remembers the red binder packed with damaging documents. It was 1987, and federal grand juries in two states were investigating whether Sundstrand Corp. had overcharged taxpayers on defense contracts. Stonecipher, who joined the...

This is a listing of government contracts based on data from Federal Business Opportunities. Capy Machine Shop Inc., 79 Otis Street West Babylon, NY 11704-1405, is being awarded a $70,621 contract from Defense General Supply Center 8000 Jeff Davis Hwy....