New guidance related to how the Pentagon buys services is now "in final review before signature," according to a Nov. 9 letter from a Pentagon official.
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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.
New guidance related to how the Pentagon buys services is now "in final review before signature," according to a Nov. 9 letter from a Pentagon official.
Mike Papay, chief information security officer at Northrop Grumman, said today he thinks the government is getting better at buying cybersecurity.
While analysts say United Launch Alliance's decision not to bid for the next-generation Global Positioning Satellite launch is an effort to draw attention to the issue, they are torn over whether it will change Congress' mind.
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Industry executives said Wednesday they are seeing increased convergence between the government and commercial space markets.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus has released a new instruction in connection with a program that places servicemembers into large corporations for about a year to learn more about business practices and management techniques.
The Professional Services Council, an industry group, expects spending on services to continue to represent more than half of the Pentagon's buying.
As the Pentagon pursues new tools to manage potential defense industry consolidation, the acting head of the manufacturing and industrial base policy office said the Defense Department is particularly interested in ways to influence acquisitions that are part of larger trends.
This week, the last full one before Thanksgiving, features a busy slate of events, both on Capitol Hill and at conferences.
While many of the recent sales for Honeywell's defense and space group have been in upgrades and modifications overseas, the head of the business says she's optimistic a new budget deal and several key program awards will boost domestic sales.
GAO has sustained a protest filed against a Naval Sea Systems Command solicitation for common processing system technology insertion equipment.
Centerra Group said today it has appointed Deborah Ricci chief financial officer.
Seabury Global Aerospace & Defense Consulting said Thursday it has named Paul Meyer, formerly of Aerojet Rocketdyne, executive vice president.
Orbital ATK said today it has established a jointly-owned subsidiary in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, to support the company's growing presence in the region.
BAE Systems said today that following a strategic review, the contractor will retain its U.S.-based manpower and services businesses within its intelligence and security sector.
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Contracting advocates say the defense industry is increasingly under pressure to verify and diversify their groups of suppliers, facing expanding regulation from the Pentagon.
Colt Defense said this week it has taken the next step to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the approval of the disclosure statement for its second amended plans of reorganization.
A new report commissioned by the IBM Center for the Business of Government recommends the Pentagon continue its efforts at agile acquisition, remain focused on how it buys services and build partnerships beyond traditional defense contractors.
Though Huntington Ingalls Industries' chief executive said he's convinced the energy market is a good adjacency for the contractor, he rejected suggestions the company move more deeply into the field.