By Geoff Fein Boeing [BA] is confident that Congress will pass a bill this month making two technical changes so that the Department of Defense (DoD) and the aerospace firm can sign the contract for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet multi-year buy, according to a top company official. DoD and Boeing need to sign that contract by Sept. 30 (Defense Daily, Sept. 7). "You have to have congressional notification certified that it was a 10 percent savings, or acceptable savings, for…
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SASC Approves $1.14 Trillion FY ‘27 NDAA With ‘Right to Repair’ Reform, Stock Buyback Restriction
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has approved its $1.14 trillion version of the next defense policy bill, adopting “right to repair” reform to provide the military services’ greater ability […]
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