What impact is the shutdown having on federal contractors?
By Jill Aitoro
About Jill Aitoro
Jill Aitoro is editor of Defense News. She is also executive editor of Sightline Media's Business-to-Government group, including Defense News, C4ISRNET, Federal Times and Fifth Domain. She brings over 15 years’ experience in editing and reporting on defense and federal programs, policy, procurement, and technology.
Program officials told reporters this week the Air Force’s decision to reduce its HH-60W buy will drive a major increase in the helicopter's unit cost.
The Air Force wants to retire 33 older F-22s in fiscal 2023, but Congress wants the service to keep the fighter jets and bring them to parity with newer variants.
Union leaders said exclusion from remote work fails to consider how reentry imposes commuting costs amid soaring gas prices and hardships on employees who are caregivers.
Shell companies used fraudulent licenses to purchase radioactive materials, prompting calls for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to overhaul its licensing system.