Defense contractors warned against 'headline risk' and 'sacrificial lambs' amid Musk tweets

By Tony Bertuca / November 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Defense contractors, especially those with highly visible Pentagon programs that are behind schedule and over budget, are being advised to lay low and prepare to make offerings at the altar of President-elect Trump's new Department of Government Efficiency advisory commission led by tech billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Analysts and defense company executives who spoke with Inside Defense said there is palpable discomfort in the contracting community driven by the uncertainty of guessing what could happen to specific...

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