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.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.