Does She Have the Clout Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, has announced she will fight any effort to give Boeing’s work on the Future Imagery Architecture satellite program to Lockheed Martin. (DR, 09/26/05) Harman said that Boeing has admitted that “mistakes” were made on the program, but she said “those mistakes are now corrected.” She is concerned that such a move would be “heartbreaking for many tireless workers” in her Congressional district.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
