Topic - Lockheed Martin

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  Inside Politics

  The political world will shift 1,300 miles to the east later this week.

• World Briefs

  Law enforcement agencies are seizing increasing amounts of suspicious cash in Puerto Rico, an apparent sign that more drug proceeds are flowing through the U.S. island territory and the Caribbean as a whole, officials say.

• New generation GPS satellite starts tests in Colo.

  A $5.5 billion upgrade to the Global Positioning System moved a step closer to launch this week when a prototype arrived at a Lockheed Martin complex in Colorado to begin months of tests.

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  Iran says it has shot down unmanned U.S. spy plane

  Iran's armed forces have shot down an unmanned U.S. spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country's eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday.

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  Wide ripples seen from federal cuts

  Looming trillion-dollar cuts to the federal budget would likely improve the national economy but would be especially tough on the region's economy, which has long relied on federal spending, business leaders said Wednesday at a conference in the District.

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  Lawmaker calls out China on Internet 'trade war'

  Rep. Mike Rogers is demanding that the U.S. and its allies "confront Beijing."

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  Obama agrees to sell arms to Taiwan

  President Obama has decided to sell a new arms package to Taiwan that will likely include weapons and equipment to upgrade the island's F-16 jets, according to administration and congressional officials.

• Supercommittee determined to dodge 'doomsday'

  For the dozen lawmakers given the task of producing a deficit-cutting plan, the threatened "doomsday" defense cuts hit close to home.

• Orion spaceship set for new tests in Colorado

  A spaceship that could carry the next wave of astronauts to an asteroid or beyond is being prepared for a new round of tests at a Lockheed Martin facility near Denver.

• Orion spaceship set for new round of tests in Colo

  A spaceship Lockheed Martin is building for NASA is being prepared for the next round of tests as engineers attach a tower designed to lift the ship and its astronauts to safety if something goes wrong during launch.

• Report: Global cyberattack under way for 5 years

  A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations around the world to steal troves of data.

• VERSACE: Figures show economic recovery remains elusive

  While many are glued to the television and the Internet waiting for the latest on the debt ceiling and deficit reduction talks, the manufacturing economy slowed further in June as evidenced by negative durable goods figures for the month.

• American Scene

  A fundraising website launched by state lawmakers to build more fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border has brought in more than $100,000 in donations in its first week of operation.

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  Marine Corps general supports F-35 program

  The commandant of the Marine Corps on Wednesday said that the much-maligned Joint Strike Fighter Program will play an essential role in preserving America's military force in the future.

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  Foreign spies stole weapons data from U.S. contractor

  Foreign spies broke into a U.S. defense contractor's computer network and stole valuable weapons data, Pentagon officials disclosed for the first time on Thursday in releasing a cybersecurity strategy aimed at bolstering Internet defenses.

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