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Navy drone boat contract competition disrupted by politics
The competition followed Navy acquisition reforms that upended a $2.1 billion contract process, leaving multiple politically linked companies among the selectees.
The New York Times Business reports that changes to Navy acquisition rules disrupted a contract competition for a promising drone boat program.
The outlet says the process involved a $2.1 billion contract competition, and that the reforms reshaped outcomes after the initial phase was completed.
According to the report, by the time the competition concluded, several companies with ties to the Trump administration had made the cut.
The piece attributes the program getting stalled to the political friction that arose around the procurement changes.