Northrop Grumman

Horse Races with Rocket Engines

William Pomerantz | Posted 10.28.2009 | Technology


William Pomerantz

We're clearly coming into an era where commercial competition will have a major impact on the aerospace community -- and on the financial community as well.

Obama Small Business Plan Falls Short of Real Solutions

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 10.21.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

Today, President Barack Obama held a press conference in Landover, MD to announce the administration's plans for a, "New Small Business Lending Initia...

Obama Spouts Pro Small Business Rhetoric, But Gives Small Business Billions to Corporate Giants

Lloyd Chapman | Posted 09.24.2009 | Business


Lloyd Chapman

When you look closely at Obama's policies towards small businesses you start to think its just a matter of time before he loads small business owners into crowded train cars headed for prison camps.

Its Official! Pentagon Cyber Command Gets Ready to "Stand Up"

Frida Berrigan | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics


Frida Berrigan

It seems to me that the Pentagon, the administration and the military industrial complex are all treating cyberspace like any other battle domain.

Why Would Anyone Want to Be Governor of California?

Matt Littman | Posted 07.12.2009 | Politics


Matt Littman

The next leader of our state should be so lucky as to be caught picking up a prostitute -- that appears to be a better career path than the dead-end job of Governor of California.

Military Companies Vying For Billions Of Dollars In Cyberwarfare Defense Contracts

New York Times | CHRISTOPHER DREW and JOHN MARKOFF | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics


The government's urgent push into cyberwarfare has set off a rush among the biggest military companies for billions of dollars in new defense contract...

Obama To Face Challenges With Space Weapons Ban

Reuters | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics


President Barack Obama's pledge to seek a worldwide ban on weapons in space marks a dramatic shift in U.S. policy while posing the tricky issue of def...

How Three Americans Ended Up Hostages in Colombia

John McQuaid | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics


John McQuaid

The alarming backstory leading up to the captivity of the three hostages reveals a lot about the failings of government contracting, and government in general.

Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.28.2008 | Media


Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

Air Force Tanker Deal Leaves Congress In Turmoil

Reuters | Kevin Drawbaugh | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


A U.S. Air Force decision awarding a $35 billion aircraft contract to a team including the European parent of Airbus landed like a bomb in Congress o...

Northrop, EADS Win $35B Air Force Deal

AP | JOELLE TESSLER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — The Air Force on Friday awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. and a European partner a $35 billion contract to build airborne refueling pl...

Northrop Grumman Bids To Build Humvees For U.S. Military

Wall Street Journal | August Cole | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a contract potentially valued at billions of dollars to build vehicles to replace the Humvees that now provide basic...

Upbeat Northrop Grumman Buys Back $2.5 Billion Of Common Stock

MarketWatch | Christopher Hinton | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday it intends to buy back up to $2.5 billion of its common stock, highlighting the military contractor's confidence ...

Wanted: "Imported" CEOs For Growing U.S. Growth Abroad

New York TImes | Louise Story | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The corner offices of corporate America are increasingly being filled from every corner of the world. Citigroup, the world's largest bank, named Vikr...