aerospace manufacturing

• Politics

Lawmakers' letter to Hogan on Northrop Grumman loan

• Politics

Maryland Senate approves tax break for Northrop Grumman; House speaker is skeptical

The Maryland Senate approved a bill Friday that would extend $37.5 million in tax credits to Northrop Grumman if the giant defense contractor maintains 10,000 jobs in the state.

By Michael Dresser

Apr 8, 2016

• Politics

Senate panel approves $37.5 million tax credit for Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corp would receive millions over the next five years in an incentive pushed by the Hogan administration, on top of $20 million lawmakers already intend to award the defense contractor for staying in Maryland.

By Erin Cox

Apr 6, 2016

• News

Hogan proposes giving Northrop Grumman $20 million to secure division headquarters and jobs

Gov. Larry Hogan is proposing $20 million in funding for defense and aerospace giant Northrop Grumman, designed to retain the company's newly created Mission Systems divisional headquarters in Linthicum and 10,000 jobs in Maryland.

By Lorraine Mirabella

Feb 19, 2016

• Baltimore City

UMBC, Northrop Grumman to invest $1.6 million in South Baltimore school

Two of Maryland's leading science and technology institutions are joining forces to invest $1.6 million in manpower and resources to enhance learning at a south Baltimore school.

• Opinion

The sky's the limit [Editorial]

NASA's plan to rent orbital vehicles from private companies could give a big boost to the U.S. commercial space industry

• Maryland

Food truck trend brings dining options to Laurel

With food coming off the grill and going into Styrofoam containers, the food truck business is smokin' hot, sparking a nationwide culinary revolution. Over the last decade, the action has rolled south from Baltimore and north from Washington to Laurel, teasing and tantalizing discerning palettes from dawn to dusk.

• Cyber Crime

Baltimore startup Maddrix lands on list of NSA cybersecurity experts

When federal databases containing sensitive information on U.S. intelligence or nuclear weapons come under cyber attack, the agencies call on major companies like Lockheed Martin, Verizon and Booz Allen Hamilton – and a two-year old startup in Federal Hill – to shore up defenses.

• Maryland

Give girls early path to STEM [Editorial]

• Maryland

O'Callaghan and Foster join board of trustees

The Board of Trustees of Carroll Community College elected David O'Callaghan as chair and Diane Foster as vice-chair, effective July 1.

• Opinion

Putin on the hot seat [Editorial]

Russia's proxy war in Ukraine has backfired with the downing of a Malaysian airliner by separatist rebels

• Sun Investigates

Northrop Grumman facility latest addition to Maryland space industry

Northrop Grumman broke ground Monday on a 25,00-square-foot facility specializing in cargo bound for space, the latest expansion for Maryland's slowly growing space industry.

• Anne Arundel

Northrup Grumman to break ground on Linthicum space facility

• Harford

Grace Macatee wins $10,000 scholarship

Grace Macatee, a recent graduate of North Harford High School, has been named the Harford County winner in the 12th annual Northrop Grumman Engineering Scholars competition

• Baltimore City Paper

Full-size Model of James Webb Space Telescope Arrives in Baltimore

• Baltimore City Paper

Mikulski, Maryland Scientists Mark Opening of James Webb Space Telescope Exhibit in Baltimore

• Health

Patterson High students participate in White House science fair

A group of Patterson High School students were invited to the White House Science Fair to share solar-powered hovercrafts they built through the school's Project Lead the Way program.

• Obituaries

Richard C. 'Rick' Hrybyk, engineer

Richard C. "Rick" Hrybyk, a Northrop Grumman electrical engineer and triathlete, died Friday of a heart attack at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He was 55.

• Colleges and Universities

At College Park, an all-encompassing focus on entrepreneurship

University of Maryland, College Park President Wallace Loh has made it his top priority to remake the college into a hub of innovation and entrepreneurship, pushing the strategy not just in the business school but in almost every corner.

• Howard County

Outdoor party to celebrate spring is April 19 [Ellicott City]

Enjoy the outdoors at Historic Ellicott City's annual Spring Celebration on Saturday, April 19, from noon to 7:30 p.m.

• Howard County

Students test cyber skills in competition at Johns Hopkins APL

If you think this year's winter weather was nerve-wracking, consider the climes groups of college students are grappling with this weekend at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

• Science

U.Md. program awards $4.1 million to companies and faculty developing tech products

A University of Maryland program that matches researchers with companies has awarded $4.1 million to 15 teams working to bring technology products to market

• Olympics

U.S. speedskaters will debut high-tech Under Armour suits at Olympics

In a quest to create the world's fastest suit for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, two iconic Maryland companies, Under Armour and Lockheed Martin, created a unique collaboration to fashion the most aerodynamic suit possible, using computer modeling based on filming the athletes and hundreds of hours of wind tunnel testing.

• Obituaries

John P. O'Brien, charter boat captain

John P. O'Brien, a manufacturing supervisor who was also a charter boat captain, died Sunday of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, more commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, at his Severna Park home. He was 56.

• Education

UMCP may be latest school to cover sex-change surgery

Transgender students at the University of Maryland, College Park seeking to undergo sex change surgery could have the cost covered in their health insurance plan next year, joining a recent wave of colleges and employers nationwide offering the benefit.

• Obituaries

Bishop Lee Robinson Sr., city's first black police commissioner, dies at 86

Bishop Lee Robinson, the city's first African-American police commissioner who began his 50-year career in law enforcement with the Baltimore Park Police, died Monday of dementia at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson. He was 86 and lived in Homeland.

• Charity

Baltimore tradition makes Christmas happen for thousands

This holiday season, Santa Claus Anonymous mailed roughly 15,000 gift certificates to families in Baltimore and nearby counties for parents to use to buy presents for their children. The charity is in its 79th year.

• Opinion

Northrop Grumman joins health IT incubator as sponsor

Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed on as a sponsor of DreamIt Health Baltimore, a business accelerator already backed by Johns Hopkins University and BioHealth Innovation Inc.

• Features

Five Md. employers named best workplaces for LGBT equality

A global law firm with origins in Baltimore was one of five Maryland-based business to make HRC's list of top workplaces for LGBT equality

• Harford

Charm City Concierge to support tenants within The Gate at APG

St. John Properties, Inc. has selected Charm City Concierge to support the approximately 45 companies situated within The Government and Technology Enterprise (The GATE) project, with a full complement of business and personal concierge services.

• National Government

In Md., government shutdown buffets businesses

The federal government intertwines with Maryland businesses in many ways, which leaves many ways for Maryland businesses to feel the pinch when large pieces of D.C. machinery come to a sudden halt.

• Obituaries

Capt. Thomas L. MacKenzie, naval officer

Captain Thomas L. MacKenzie, a retired career Navy officer who was a staff member of the House Armed Services Committee, died Sept. 27 at Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Va., from complications of a fall. He was 65.

• Opinion

Navy torpedo contract delivers work to Annapolis

Northrop Grumman Corp. won a U.S. Navy contract to make torpedo parts in Annapolis that could be worth as much as $294 million.

• Science

Hidden Maryland: NASA Goddard clean room

No food, drinks or regular paper allowed inside. Just project engineers covered from head to toe can enter to build Webb telescope

• Health

Companies back STEM efforts as Maryland seeks to revamp science education

Even though young students have a decade or more before they enter the work force, efforts to improve education in science, engineering, technology and math – better known as STEM – are a top priority for business, higher education and political leaders.

• Harford

Fallston High graduate wins Northrop Grumman engineering scholarship

A recent Fallston High School graduate is one of 24 winners of Northrop Grumman Corporation's 11th annual Engineering Scholars Program, which will provide a total of $240,000 in college scholarships this fall to high school seniors across Maryland interested in studying engineering, computer science, physics or math.

• Baltimore County

Perry Hall graduate is county winner of Northrop Grumman scholarship

• Defense

Little impact seen from suspension of clearance investigations

The Pentagon decision to suspend security clearance vetting for some defense contractors is likely to have little impact on either the Defense Department or private industry, officials from both said.

• Opinion

Lockheed, Northrop win $91 million contract

Defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman said Thursday that they've won a $91 million contract for radars to be used on Saudi Arabia's Apache attack helicopters.

• Politics and Government

NSA leaks shift focus to intel contractors

WASHINGTON — Leaks about secret National Security Agency surveillance programs made by an intelligence contractor reopened a debate Monday over how much the government relies on companies for spy work and whether the firms must do more to vet employees and protect classified information.

• College Sports

Military Bowl moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

The Military Bowl, held at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., since 2008, is moving to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis this December.

• Obituaries

William J. Turcovski, engineer

William J. "Bill" Turcovski, a Northrop Grumman electrical engineer who enjoyed antiquing, died May 7 from pneumonia at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 52.

• Military Equipment

F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'

Bethesda-based Lockheed Martin and its partners bring an F-35 "cockpit demonstrator" to the Baltimore area to show elected officials and the media what the fighter jet can do — a counter to years of stories and Congressional hearings about delays, technical problems and massive cost overruns.

• Opinion

Prizing success in aerospace innovation

Cash rewards help fire the competitive spirit that leads to scientific advances

• Howard County

Howard County freshmen weather 'extreme' learning conditions

At the Howard County Conservancy Wednesday, March 13, more than 100 ninth-graders learned about extreme weather: how to predict it, prepare for it, and recover from it.

• Science

Naval Academy graduate from Howard County killed in jet crash

A 26-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Howard County who realized a long-held dream of becoming a military pilot was killed when her Navy jet crashed into a field outside Spokane, Wash., her family said Tuesday.

• Science

Naval Academy graduate from Howard County killed in jet crash

A 26-year-old Naval Academy graduate from Howard County who realized a long-held dream of becoming a military pilot was killed when her Navy jet crashed into a field outside Spokane, Wash., her family said Tuesday.

• Harford

10th building completed at The GATE in Aberdeen

St. John Properties Inc. said it has completed construction on 6190 Guardian Gateway, a new three-story, 75,000 square foot office building located within the boundary of Aberdeen Proving Ground.

• Obituaries

William C. Brubaker, founding Colts band member

William Charles Brubaker, a retired aeronautical engineer who was a founding trombone player in the Baltimore Colts Marching Band, died at Sinai Hospital Feb. 12 of complications of injuries he suffered near his Lutherville home. Family members said he had been struck by a vehicle while walking last year. He was 91.

• Politics and Government

Little action to stop defense cuts, despite warnings

Defense officials and their allies in Congress have done their best to create a sense of crisis about steep impending budget cuts, but their warnings have failed to produce any visible result.