Noshir Gowadia, who worked for Northrop Grumman on the B-2 stealth bomber and was arrested on spying charges (DR, 11/01/05), has been indicted by a federal grand jury. The FBI alleges that he sold information during 2002-04. According to the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, his family says the charges are based upon “a terrible misunderstanding” about consulting work he did with US allies. According to ABC News, the government believes Gowadia sold information to eight countries, including China.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
