Business/Financial

Two leading industry groups representing aerospace and defense companies this week outlined their concerns about a proposed rule that would require federal contractors to keep tabs, and report, on their […]

Labor force trends continue in the right direction at Newport News Shipbuilding and the builder of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines expects to hit its hiring goals this year while […]

Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday posted higher earnings and sales in its fourth quarter with each operating segment contributing to the top-line growth and the bottom-line benefiting from lower taxes. Net […]

A proposed set of new requirements for aerospace and defense and other federal contractors adds a host of complex new burdens that would be challenging for any company, including small […]

HII [HII] on Thursday reported slightly higher earnings in its fourth quarter driven by a pension benefit while the company enjoyed solid gains in its top-line due to improvements across its […]

Maxar Technologies [MAXR] on Wednesday said it has received a potential $192 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to provide U.S. allies and partners with commercial satellite imagery […]

Jacobs [J], a Department of Energy contractor, had earnings from continuing operations of $136 million or $2 million more than the $134 million recorded a year ago, according to its […]

Feedback is due next week on a proposed rule for federal contractors, including defense companies, to require disclosure about greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, plans to reduce those emissions, and climate-related […]

The private equity firms Carlyle [CG] and Stellex Capital Management last Friday said they have reached a deal to sell their ship repair and marine fabrication business to another private […]

Defense electronics suppler Mercury Systems [MRCY] on Wednesday said it has hired financial advisers to help explore a possible sale of the company, which has been under pressure from an […]