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ASSA Virtual Conference Final Update/Agenda Changes
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY INVITED TO ADDRESS ASSA CONFERENCE ASSA Conference is Now A VIRTUAL MEETING – October 7-8, 2021 Thanks to our...
2021 Annual Offsite Meeting Now Virtual, Speakers Announced
Increased COVID protocols at the US Naval Academy and travel restrictions have made it necessary to turn the Annual Off-Site into a...
2021 Annual Offsite Meeting Set for Oct. 6th - 8th in Annapolis
Plans are underway now for the upcoming Annual Off-Site Conference for members and guests of the American Shipbuilding Suppliers...
ASSA Meets with Made In America Director in the OMB
ASSA members share industry challenges and policy recommendations During the Sea-Air-Space Expo in Maryland at the Gaylord Center,...
Senate Authorizers Announce Mark-up Schedule
Tony Bertuca/Inside Defense The Senate Armed Services Committee plans to mark up its version of the fiscal year 2022 defense...
Establishing an Office of Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation Policy in President's Exec. Office
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), along with U.S. Senators Roger Wicker...
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...
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