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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.
Stan Soloway will step down as chief executive of the Professional Services Council after 15 years at the helm, the organization announced today.
Lockheed Martin said today it will cut 500 jobs in its information systems and global solutions business "in response to shifting government priorities, changing industry dynamics and efforts to improve IS&GS' competitiveness."
Sotera Defense Solutions has named John Pitsenberger its chief financial officer, the company said today.
Lockheed Martin said today it is building a new international training center in Marietta, GA, to meet demand for C-130J military and LM-100J commercial flight training.
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Following its win of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle production contract, Oshkosh's defense business is adding employees and readying for a more predictable path forward.
As Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall seeks to improve the Defense Department's independent research and development process, one program that seems to illustrate his concerns remains unresolved.
Following the award of a contract to support operations at North American Aerospace Defense Command's Cheyenne Mountain Complex, Raytheon is hiring in Colorado Springs and finding additional office space.
Science Applications International Corp. on Monday reported sales in its most recent quarter grew to $993 million, up 2 percent from the same three-month period a year ago.
Computer Sciences Corp. said this week it has agreed to combine its soon-to-be-created government services unit with SRA International once the separation is complete.
Defense industry advocates are far more supportive of Pentagon acquisition chief Frank Kendall's new proposal to manage the Defense Department's independent research and development funding than they were of his initial effort to strengthen governmental oversight of the process.
The Carlyle Group, a private-equity firm, said today it has agreed to buy Novetta, a contractor specializing in analytics, from private-equity firm Arlington Capital Partners.
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Some industry executives, once concerned about the use of lowest-priced, technically acceptable contracting approaches, say they're happy to see the Pentagon using this method less.
Standard & Poor's Rating Services said today that its ratings on AM General "are unchanged following the U.S. Army's decision to award the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) contract."
After steep declines in its work related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, ManTech International is seeking a new path forward, making plans to grow its cybersecurity, health information technology and homeland security business.
Even as some large contractors are jettisoning their services work, others are forecasting growth ahead in that area.
The Defense Department in late July reprogrammed $132 million to pay for identity monitoring and recovery services for Pentagon workers affected by the Office of Personnel Management breach as well to cover additional expenses related to contracts for background investigations.
Momentum Aviation Group has purchased BOSH Global Services in a bid to expand the companies' surveillance work.
The National Defense Industrial Association announced today it has named René Carbone Bardorf chief communications officer.