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ASSA Presents The Honorable Thad Cochran Leadership Award to 
The Honorable Donald Norcross
Washington, District of Columbia – March 31, 2021 – The American Shipbuilding Suppliers Association (ASSA) presented the 2021 Honorable...
Opinion: The US urgently needs a maritime-focused national defense strategy
By Rep. Elaine G. Luria (D-VA) The United States is at a critical juncture in our nation's history, as we find ourselves again engaged in...
Air-Land chairman talks F-35 costs and ‘Buy America’ in the next defense bill
By: Joe Gould/Defense News WASHINGTON ― Last year’s defense policy bill passed without language championed by Rep. Donald Norcross that...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH ASK DOD TO COMMIT TO NAVY SHIPBUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Five Senators Sign Letter Saying ‘The U.S. Navy Must be Prepared to Compete’ to Counter Chinese Shipbuilding Growth WASHINGTON, D.C. –...
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....
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