Top military procurement officials said this week they are taking a hard look at services spending and contract vehicles, seeking to cut costs.
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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.
Top military procurement officials said this week they are taking a hard look at services spending and contract vehicles, seeking to cut costs.
The acquisition of A-T Solutions, which made its name training the military on how to counter roadside bombs, will expand PAE's work with the Pentagon, the Department of Homeland Security and intelligence agencies, PAE's chief executive told InsideDefense.com this week.
David Melcher, the retired Army general who headed Exelis, has been named president and chief executive of the Aerospace Industries Association, beginning next week.
Raytheon has opened a global cyber solutions center in Sterling, VA, meant to allow it to demonstrate, test and assess new cyber products and services, the company announced today.
As contractors increasingly look to international sales to manage the U.S. downturn in defense spending, they face a complex set of requirements and a growing tab related to offsets. Some are finding that selling abroad is as much about incentives packages as it is about the weapon systems.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said Monday it has agreed to sell the U.S. and U.K. operations of its electronic products division following a sweeping company review.
The chairman of the Defense Department's procurement fraud working group said he hopes the organization's progress in improving communication will remain in place -- and that its approach will be adopted by other federal agencies.
Harris Corp. said today it has completed its acquisition of Exelis, creating a roughly $8 billion defense contractor.
A federal court ruled Thursday that the Air Force may not proceed with a contract awarded to Exelis for maintenance services at Thule Air Base in Greenland.
The company said that while sales declined in the most recent quarter, profit surged.
Dewey Houck named the first chief data analytics officer for the defense business.
L-3 Communications said today it has acquired CTC Aviation Group for about $220 million.
The chief executives of two of the largest defense contractors said Wednesday they have cut costs and are now seeking growth, particularly through international sales.
Exelis shareholders have approved the company's acquisition by Harris during a special meeting today, according to an Exelis statement.
Tory Bruno, the chief executive of United Launch Alliance, said Thursday his company plans to continue flying the Atlas V rocket for about a decade and does not want to share the intellectual property of that system with competitors.
Booz Allen Hamilton said today sales and profit in its most recent quarter fell, but the contractor's chief executive struck a note of optimism for the future.
Retired Gen. James Amos, the former Marine Corps commandant, has been named chairman of the board of directors of LORD Corp., which develops adhesives, coatings, motion management devices and sensing technologies.
Northrop Grumman announced today it has named Sonal Deshpande vice president of mission assurance in its electronic systems sector and Steve Lunny vice president and program manager for its information systems sector's ISR division.
President Obama will warn that climate change poses a threat to national security during the commencement address he'll deliver today at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Computer Sciences Corp. said Tuesday it will split into two independent, public companies: one focused on the U.S. public sector and the other on commercial and international government customers.