ManufactureDive

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board identified issues that led to worker deaths and injuries at the steelmaker's Clairton Works facility last year.

DOC's semiconductor and microelectronics programs have "stalled," and the agency needs a new plan to meet statutory requirements, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found.

With General Motors' divestment, the facility will become the South Korea-based manufacturer's first wholly-owned factory in North America.

The electric air taxi manufacturer will acquire eVTOL maker Wisk Aero, drone company Insitu, and air traffic software firm Skygrid, to form an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense.

The company is expecting to benefit from the Trump administration's onshoring program, which offers a reduced tariff rate of 25% for primary aluminum imports as a result of the project. The smelter is slated for completion in 2029.

Sila Technologies, Sunrise Energy Metals and Niron Magnetics are the latest entities that inked conditional loan commitments with DOD's Office of Strategic Capital.

The company plans to begin construction this year and create 3,000 jobs under phase one. The state granted SpaceX $30 million for locating its project in Texas.

The transportation equipment sector gained the most workers at nearly 12,000. Meanwhile, the food industry lost over 6,000 employees.

While cyber threats are a growing risk to national security, the agency's sweeping block on humanoids, quadrupeds and mobile robot imports could reinvigorate domestic suppliers.