In a letter sent to the government earlier this month, three contractor associations recommend that portions of a proposed rule on lower-tier, small-business subcontracting be excluded or redrafted.
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Marjorie Censer was Inside Defense's editor until July 2021. 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.
In a letter sent to the government earlier this month, three contractor associations recommend that portions of a proposed rule on lower-tier, small-business subcontracting be excluded or redrafted.
A prominent senator promised Northrop Grumman executives and employees on Friday he will seek to ensure the company holds onto the Long-Range Strike Bomber contract, now under protest.
U.S. Africa Command is advancing a draft instruction on the standards for contractor employee screening for forward operating sites in the region, according to a letter to the Government Accountability Office.
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a panel of experts argue that the type of contract used in a given procurement makes a difference -- but the overall success of a program depends on other factors as well.
Raytheon announced today it has appointed Kevin Neifert chief information officer, effective Jan. 1.
The GAO has denied DRS' protest of a DISA award to General Dynamics Information Technology.
Following CACI International's announcement that it will buy L-3 Communications' services business, CACI's chief executive said he expects the contractor to continue to actively pursue deals in a rapidly changing industry.
The government still needs to improve its ability to buy commercial items, according to several contracting specialists.
The spin-offs and consolidation within the defense contracting industry have created two classes of contractors, according to a new report from Govini, a business intelligence company focused on the public sector.
Government contractors say they're gaining traction in pitching Agile software development to federal agencies, but challenges remain.
Serco said last week it has named David Dacquino senior vice president of the contractor's defense services business unit.
In a report sent to Congress today, the Government Accountability Office said that 2,639 bid protests, costs claims and requests for reconsideration were filed in fiscal year 2015, up 3 percent from FY-14. The number is the highest in recent years.
INDUS Technology protested the Navy's issuance of a task order to Celeris Systems for engineering, technical and business support services, challenging the way the Navy evaluated past performance and cost realism.
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AM General said today it has appointed Andy Hove, who led Oshkosh Defense to major wins in the MRAP All-Terrain Vehicle and Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles programs, its new chief executive.
Though L-3 Communications expects the Pentagon budget to resume growing in fiscal year 2016, the company says its business units will see revenue decline during the year, according to new slides posted today to coincide with the company's investor meeting.
The Professional Services Council and the Technology Councils of North America today released a report setting out guiding principles to ensure the government can access all the capabilities of the private sector.
CACI International said Tuesday it has agreed to pay $550 million for L-3 Communications' national security solutions business, a services unit that works with the Pentagon as well as intelligence and civilian agencies.
The most significant issue facing Huntington Ingalls is how the military decides to pay for the Ohio-class replacement submarine program, the company's chief executive said last week.
To ensure it can access the most cutting-edge technology, the Pentagon must cast a wider net and remove some barriers to entry, one panelist at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event said Monday.