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Watch: Meeting DOD’s New Cybersecurity Rules for Contractors

Chip Lilliewood, vice president of government programs and channels with Dun & Bradstreet, and Bill Solms, president and general manager of Qomplx Government Solutions, explain the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), issued by the U.S. Department of Defense for all suppliers in the government’s defense industrial base.

Meeting DOD’s New Cybersecurity Rules for Contractors

Brexit Deal Hands Business a Mix of Relief, Unwanted Change

The U.K. and European Union may have signed a trade deal, but British businesses still face a raft of difficult changes.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Photo: Bloomberg.

GM, Ford and Most Airlines Are Lagging Behind Paris Climate Target

The vast majority of the world’s largest transport companies, including General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and British Airways owner IAG SA, are taking insufficient action to limit global warming to within 2 degrees Celsius.

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Plane-Crash Risk Seen Rising on FCC Plan to Expand 5G Spectrum

A plan to redeploy spectrum for super-fast 5G wireless networks is sparking concern among aviation safety experts that it could result in interference with the electronics on aircraft, potentially leading to crashes.

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Boeing’s 737 Max Comeback Nears With United Delivery, Gol Flight

Boeing Co. is closing in on two key milestones in the comeback of its 737 Max: the jet’s return to regular service and the first delivery since U.S. regulators lifted a 20-month grounding.

Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Photo: Bloomberg.

What’s Ahead Under President Joe Biden, Industry by Industry

Here’s a breakdown of how a Biden presidency may affect some two dozen U.S. industries and what might rise to the top of his agenda as he takes over from Donald Trump in January.

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers an address to the nation. Photo: Bloomberg.

Podcast | A U.S. Producer Challenges China’s Dominance in Rare Earth Mining

The 17 “rare earth” minerals that are essential to so many high-tech products today, from electric cars to magnets and military systems, aren’t literally rare, but their mining and production is.

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder. One of several rare earth elements, neodymium is critical to the motors used in electric vehicles. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Pandemic Guts Airbus, But It’s Worse for Thousands of Suppliers

With COVID-19 grounding a third of planes globally, airlines have put orders on hold, crushing the businesses that serve them.

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From Bikes to Prosecco, Covid Is a Dress Rehearsal for Brexit

Faced with the double challenge of Brexit and COVID-19, U.K. supply chains are being thrown into disarray.

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Trump Moves to Expand Rare Earths Mining, Cites China Threat

President Trump signed an executive order aimed at expanding domestic production of rare-earth minerals vital to most manufacturing sectors and reducing dependence on China.

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel prior to being crushed into powder. One of several rare earth elements, neodymium is critical to the motors used in electric vehicles. Photo: Bloomberg.

Amazon’s Fleet of Used Airplanes Makes Green Pledge Harder to Keep

Airlines say their newer generation jets are 20% more fuel efficient than the models they’re phasing out, many of which end up in the fleets of cargo carriers.

An Amazon Air cargo jet sits on a tarmac. Photo: Bloomberg.

Airbus Unveils Hydrogen Designs for Zero-Emission Flight

The European planemaker unveiled three designs it’s studying to build hydrogen-powered aircraft as it races to bring a zero-carbon passenger plane into service by 2035.

An employee adjusts a valve on the cold box for liquid hydrogen (LH2) production. Photo: Bloomberg.

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