Back To The Factory Floor: Why Boeing Is Moving Its Defense Headquarters Out Of D.C.

Boeing is relocating the headquarters of its Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) unit from the Washington, D.C., area back to St. Louis, bringing the division’s senior leadership closer to the engineers and production lines that build the majority of its key military systems. This shift re-centers BDS in a region that already hosts a major Boeing workforce and core defense manufacturing capabilities and infrastructure.