Five Navy suppliers improved their position -- and three made a new appearance -- in the service's annual "superior" rankings, a Defense Department program the service pioneered to identify exceptional cost, schedule, performance, quality and business relations by defense contractors. On July 25, the service identified 34 "superior suppliers" for 2016, a result that squeezed nine companies from the overall rankings compared to the 2015 list which included 43 companies, a 20 percent reduction. "This is our way of recognizing...
