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ASSA FEBRUARY 2021 UP-DATE
The Annual DC Fly-in will now be a series of virtual zoom meetings with members of Congress and other key leaders during 2021. We have...
NATIONAL SHIPBUILDING SUPPLIERS ASSOCIATION ELECTS CHRIS DEEGAN TO THE BOARD
Washington, DC, Feb. 18, 2021--Chris Cikanovich, Chairman of the Board of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA),...


DOD Aims to Bring Industrial Base Back to U.S., Allies
By: C. Todd Lopez, DOD News While the defense industrial base is healthy, there are single points of failure and dependencies on...
ASSA Releases 2020 Annual Report
I am writing to you today to express our appreciation for your investment in the Shipbuilding Supplier Industrial Base through ASSA. ...
Shipbuilding Suppliers: Buy American Language Is NOT Earmarks
By: George Williams, CEO https://breakingdefense.com/2020/12/shipbuilding-suppliers-buy-american-language-is-not-earmarks/ The American...


2020 Year End Virtual Meeting
Miss the 2020 Year End Virtual Meeting? Watch the video below! Speakers: RDML Thomas J. Anderson, USN Program Executive Officer, Ships...
Response to Requisition Reform Working Group (ARWG)
TO: ACQUISITION REFORM WORKING GROUP (ARWG): Linda Bauer Darr, CEO, American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Steve Sandherr, CEO,...
U.S. Military Allies Seek to Block New ‘Buy American’ Initiatives
A group of foreign military attachés representing some of the United States’ closest allies is asking Senate lawmakers to oppose House...
U.S. Military Allies Seek to Block New ‘Buy American’ Initiatives
By: Tony Bertuca/Inside Defense A group of foreign military attachés representing some of the United States’ closest allies is asking...
NAVSEA Galinis’ Commander’s Intent
From the report Today, as a nation, we are in challenging times – engaged in a Great Power Competition, working through the ongoing...
NAVSEA Galinis’ Commander’s Intent
From the report Today, as a nation, we are in challenging times – engaged in a Great Power Competition, working through the ongoing...
PEO Ships Maturing Systems Ahead of Large Surface Combatant Design Effort
The Program Executive Officer for Ships wants any future ship class to maximize the use of mature technologies and to establish...
PEO Ships Maturing Systems Ahead of Large Surface Combatant Design Effort
By: Megan Eckstein/USNI News The Program Executive Officer for Ships wants any future ship class to maximize the use of mature...
American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association Strongly Supports Buy American Requirements for Major De
Please reach out to the members of Congress you know with this message: American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association Strongly Supports Buy...
ASSA Strongly Supports Buy American Requirements for Major Defense Programs in FY21 NDAA Conference
Please reach out to the members of Congress you know with this message: American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association Strongly Supports Buy...
New US-Canada Aluminum Tariffs to Hurt Shipbuilders
The United States and Canada are renewing their trade war over aluminum, a move that will directly impact the shipbuilding industry....
New US-Canada Aluminum Tariffs to Hurt Shipbuilders
The Maritime Executive The United States and Canada are renewing their trade war over aluminum, a move that will directly impact the...
Major Submarine Contractor Drops Navy Missile Tube Biz
WASHINGTON: One of the Navy’s primary suppliers of missile tubes for its nuclear submarines is planning to walk away from the military...
Major Submarine Contractor Drops Navy Missile Tube Biz
By Paul McLeary/Breaking Defense WASHINGTON: One of the Navy’s primary suppliers of missile tubes for its nuclear submarines is planning...
Pentagon Nominee Slams the US Navy’s Fleet Plans as ‘Not a Credible Document’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy’s path to 355 ships was unrealistic, prompting the Pentagon to delay the release of the Navy’s annual 30-year...
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