Defense tech companies will weather the shutdown. But what happens next?

From DOGE’s initial descent to the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, defense contractors are weathering policy changes at different rates during the first leg of the second Trump administration. But while larger companies are thriving, smaller companies—the very ones the White House and Pentagon want to court—have a bumpier ride. Leidos, which ranks No. 15 in global defense companies, is doing well this year. CEO Thomas Bell touted higher revenue—up about