The Boeing and Lockheed Martin submission of a revised proposal on merging launch services still has not satisfied the Federal Trade Commission. (DR, 09/23/05) According to the Washington Post, FTC officials still want more information on the United Launch Alliance deal.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth foot-stomped the Pentagon's push for acquisition speed and contractor accountability in a Jan. 12 speech at Lockheed Martin’s production hub in Fort Worth, Texas—the heart of the department’s biggest acquisition program, the F-35.

