Lockheed Martin said today it has named Christian Marrone senior vice president of government affairs.
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.
Lockheed Martin said today it has named Christian Marrone senior vice president of government affairs.
GM Defense said today it has named Steve duMont, a former Raytheon Technologies executive, president.
Booz Allen Hamilton said today it has agreed to acquire Liberty IT Solutions for $725 million to bolster its digital solutions work.
Leidos said today it has named Christopher Cage chief financial officer, effective July 5.
Noblis said today it has acquired McKean Defense as well as affiliates Mikros Systems and Cabrillo Technologies, expanding Noblis' defense work.
In a regulatory filing, Peraton says it is preparing to have nine business units once its planned acquisition of Perspecta is complete in the coming weeks.
Canadian company CAE said this week it has named former Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) to the board of directors of its CAE USA business.
L3Harris Technologies said today the company is prepared for Bill Brown, its chief executive, to hand over the reins to Chris Kubasik, currently L3Harris' president and chief operating officer, on June 29.
The National Defense Industrial Association is unveiling its Emerging Technologies Institute, a new organization that will offer research and analysis to help Capitol Hill, the Pentagon and industry consider how to best incorporate cutting-edge advancements.
Northrop Grumman said today sales in its most recent quarter totaled $9.2 billion, up 6% from the same three-month period a year earlier.
Boeing said today sales in the most recent quarter in its defense, space and security unit totaled $7.2 billion, up 19% from the same three-month period a year earlier.
The chief executive of General Dynamics said today the company is participating in the Army's new combat vehicle programs -- but sees its upgrade efforts as more near-term.
Raytheon Technologies executives said today the company has received another subpoena from the Justice Department in connection with an investigation into defective pricing of several contracts won by the company's missiles and defense business.
Lobbying firm Ballard Partners said today it has hired Alex Gray, a former National Security Council chief of staff.
Science Applications International Corp. said today it has agreed to acquire Koverse, which specializes in a data management platform that enables artificial intelligence and machine learning.
In late January 2020, executives at the Ocala, FL-based small business Veterans Trading Co., which specializes in value-added supply chain services, started to get concerned the COVID-19 virus was likely to hit their business.
Shield AI, a San Diego-based, venture capital-backed defense technology company, has opened a new Washington, DC-area office and named retired Army Col. Johnny Cochran vice president of strategic engagements.
Defense industry analysts say the selection of Michael Brown, who previously headed Symantec and, more recently, the Defense Innovation Unit, to lead Pentagon acquisition signals a continued emphasis on software modernization and faster innovation.
CACI International executives said they are lowering their fiscal year 2021 sales guidance because of a "greater than expected impact" from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory said this week it has named former Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord a senior fellow.