Amentum said today it has agreed to acquire DynCorp International, which would create a $6 billion contractor.
Monday, September 28, 2020
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Marjorie Censer is Inside Defense's editor. She previously worked at the Washington Post and its local business publication Capital Business, covering defense industry reshaping, the increased scrutiny of contractors following the Edward Snowden case and the challenges of canceling military programs. From 2007 to 2010, she was managing editor of Inside the Army. She also previously worked as defense editor at POLITICO and as a staff writer at the Carroll County Times and the Princeton Packet. A Fairfax native, she graduated from Princeton University.
Amentum said today it has agreed to acquire DynCorp International, which would create a $6 billion contractor.
The chief executive of Science Applications International Corp. anticipates that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic will create lasting changes in the workplace.
CACI International has reduced its reliance on legislation reimbursing contractors to remain in a ready state during the ongoing pandemic, according to the company's chief executive.
Elbit Systems of America said today it has hired former DOD official Scott Baum as vice president of strategy and growth.
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies finds the ratio of spending on procurement compared to research and development is on the decline, a discovery it notes could have "business-altering dynamics."
Huntington Ingalls Industries has broken ground on a new unmanned systems center of excellence in Hampton, VA, the company said today.
The ongoing pandemic, which has dampened commercial air travel, means defense work will make up about two-thirds of Raytheon Technologies' sales this year, rather than about half as initially predicted, according to the company's chief executive.
Booz Allen Hamilton, buoyed by recent wins in artificial intelligence work, is pursuing independent research related to AI, including on adversarial machine learning.
The Pentagon is being pressed by a congressional watchdog to explain its role in recommending to the Treasury Department companies to receive loans from a $17 billion COVID-19 rescue fund.
Austal USA said today it has completed the purchase of waterfront land, buildings and a dry dock that were owned by World Marine of Alabama.
Leidos said today it has named retired Army Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams vice president for defense group logistics, effective immediately.
Mercury Systems today unveiled the first commercially available offering in its trusted system-in-package family, following a $15 million investment last year to expand its microelectronics packaging business.
The National Governors Association said today it will work with the Defense Department to "better realize more economic value from defense assets" under a new, two-year cooperative agreement.
Alion Science and Technology said this week it has named Chris Bishop chief growth officer.
The chief executive of Leidos said today intelligence agencies are moving as "aggressively as they can" to find ways for contractors to work as a key provision that has kept sidelined employees on standby is set to expire.
The head of Cubic's newly consolidated defense business says he expects the combined unit to be able to offer more integrated solutions and to be more efficient.
Top defense officials are set to speak at several conferences this week, while industry executives are slated to make appearances at several investment events.
The Pentagon said today it has completed its “comprehensive re-evaluation” of its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract and opted to stick with original winner Microsoft.
This Thursday INSIDER Daily Digest includes the latest on Gremlins repairs, the new slate of flight experiments at an Air Force Research Laboratory directorate and LMI’s new chief executive.
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, LMI has convened a company-wide task force to consider the associated business opportunities.