
The Sept. 18 handshake agreement between the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and Lockheed Martin [LMT] on nearly $70.6 million in expected company investments to fix faulty electronic equipment logbooks (EELs) for the F-35 Lightning II is "a step in the right direction," but further action is required to hold the company accountable, according to two top Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. "We applaud the Department of Defense for its efforts to hold Lockheed Martin accountable…