ey ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Elect ra - M otion ▁Indust ries ▁for ▁a ▁grand ▁total ▁of ▁$ 2 7 ▁million , ▁along ▁with ▁CD A ▁Inter Cor p ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 4 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁Three ▁months ▁later , ▁A viation ▁Techn ologies , ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁av ion ics ▁and ▁instruments , ▁became ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Trans Dig m ▁family ▁followed ▁by ▁Bruce ▁Indust ries , ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁flu ores cent ▁aircraft ▁light ing , ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁In ac cur ate ▁fil ings ▁with ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁and ▁" hidden ▁mon opol y " ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Cit ron ▁Research ▁( CR ) ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁Trans Dig m ▁highlight ing ▁its ▁deb t - fin anced ▁ac quis itions ▁followed ▁by ▁deep ▁cost ▁cut s ▁and ▁" price ▁g oug ing ". ▁CR ▁published ▁another ▁report ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁acc using ▁Trans Dig m ▁of ▁illegal ▁activity , ▁not ing ▁that ▁twelve ▁of ▁its ▁subs idi aries ▁failed ▁to ▁report ▁their ▁common ▁ownership ▁on ▁federal ▁forms ▁under ▁penalty ▁of ▁per j ury . ▁CR ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁this ▁om ission ▁could ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁defeat ▁federal ▁proc ure ment ▁cost ▁controls . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁U . S . ▁Represent ative