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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.
NuWave Solutions, recently acquired by private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners, sees opportunity to expand its data management, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence work to the commercial and federal civilian markets, according to its new chief executive.
In a new letter sent to the Pentagon this week, eight of the largest defense contractors say they are preparing their estimated costs related to COVID-19 relief legislation and warn the Pentagon will need additional funding to cover these expenses.
BAE Systems' U.S. business now has a committee assessing the future of work at the company given the changes brought by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, according to BAE's new chief executive.
MAG Aerospace said this month it has named Nicholas Veasey chief financial officer.
Former Engility chief executive Tony Smeraglinolo has established a new company, Sincerus Global Solutions, which has acquired the international development services portfolio of Science Applications International Corp.
About a year after Jacobs' acquisition of KeyW, a top Jacobs executive says the company's new cyber business unit is benefiting from KeyW's expertise.
Parsons said this week it has appointed retired Air Force Gen. Darren McDew and former Raytheon executive David Wajsgras to its board of directors, effective immediately.
The chief executive of Red 6 says the company -- which last week announced an investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures -- will benefit from Lockheed's expertise while still being able to work with other companies.
Lockheed Martin said today it has received more than $1.1 billion in accelerated progress payments from the Pentagon, all of which it has flowed to suppliers.
The newly named head of SparkCognition Government Systems, established to provide artificial intelligence for the public sector, says he's focused on building needed infrastructure for the new business.
Inside Defense has obtained a copy of the House Armed Services Committee chairman's mark of the fiscal year 2021 defense policy bill.
Booz Allen Hamilton said today it is developing a 6,000-square-foot innovation center in Huntsville, AL, that will allow for collaboration and showcase technology such as additive manufacturing.
New space technology company Redwire said this week it has acquired Made In Space, which provides on-orbit space manufacturing technologies.
AeroVironment said both sales and profit grew during its most recent quarter.
Maxar Technologies said this week it plans to exercise its option to take full ownership of Vricon, a 3D data and analytics firm that was formed as a joint venture between Maxar and Saab in 2015.
The National Defense Industrial Association said today it is beginning a second survey of how small defense contractors are faring during the ongoing pandemic.
Private-equity firm AE Industrial Partners said this week it has acquired NuWave Solutions, which specializes in data management, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence and cloud solutions for government agencies.
SOS International's investment in AppTek -- unveiled last week – is already resulting in collaboration, according to SOSi's chief executive.
MITRE said today it has created an advisory board for its Center for Technology & National Security and named five members.
L3Harris Technologies, seeking to divest 8% to 10% of the company, is about one-third of the way through that effort, according to a top executive.