As the Defense Department pushes for more innovative technology, the head of Unisys' defense and intelligence business says her company's heavy focus on the commercial sector gives it a leg up.
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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.
As the Defense Department pushes for more innovative technology, the head of Unisys' defense and intelligence business says her company's heavy focus on the commercial sector gives it a leg up.
The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest of Army Contracting Command's award for security guard services.
The Army and Air Force are beginning "in-depth" analyses of spending on information technology services so they can identify ways to meet their requirements with strategic sources, according to a top Pentagon official.
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Bell Helicopter said today it has named Lisa Atherton executive vice president of military business, succeeding Mitch Snyder, who has been named Bell Helicopter's chief executive.
Raytheon said Thursday that sales in its most recent quarter grew nearly 6 percent to hit $5.8 billion.
As contractors zero in on partnering with small businesses, Harris is solidifying its relationship with small business Government Tactical Solutions, providing the company office space as part of a new mentor-protégé relationship.
Boeing reported today that sales in its defense unit in its most recent quarter grew.
A new study by consulting firm Avascent, which interviewed over 200 aerospace and defense executives, found that industry leaders don't feel ready to take advantage of commercial technologies.
Lockheed Martin executives said Tuesday the defense contractor is on pace to complete two major reshaping initiatives by the end of the year.
In her first public comments since Pentagon acquisition executive Frank Kendall criticized industry consolidation, Marillyn Hewson said today she "wholeheartedly" disagrees with his assessment.
Following the divestiture of Sikorsky, United Technologies' defense exposure will be 13 percent, down from 19 percent before the sale, the company's chief executive said today.
Defense contractors who have customers in the oil and gas industry say they're being hit hard by the declines in that market.
Textron said today it has named Mitch Snyder president and chief executive of Bell Helicopter.
Northrop Grumman announced today it has begun building a new 36,000-square-foot facility at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aerial Systems Business and Aviation Park in Grand Forks, ND.
Though Harris' purchase of Exelis is complete, the integration process will like take one to two years, Dana Mehnert, chief global business development officer, told InsideDefense.com at the annual Association of the United States Army conference in Washington, DC, this week.
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Northrop Grumman announced today it will consolidate its business sectors from four to three and appoint a new chief operating officer, effective Jan. 1.
Boeing has paid the U.S. government $18 million to settle allegations the contractor submitted false claims for labor charges on Air Force maintenance contracts for the C-17 Globemaster, the Justice Department announced today.