A collection of small defense technology firms and entrepreneurs is urging lawmakers of both parties to avert a looming government shutdown , warning such a closure would hurt the defense industrial base and startup firms.

In a Monday letter to leaders of both parties in the House and Senate, as well as Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought, the groups said a government shutdown would be extremely wasteful and harm defense firms. Signing onto the letter were the Software in Defense Coalition, the Alliance for Commercial Technology in Government, the Defense Entrepreneurs Forum and the Silicon Valley Defense Group.

Past shutdowns have led to the furlough of senior acquisition officials, slowed procurement timelines and disrupted science and technology programs, the organi

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