DynCorp International's parent company said last week sales in its most recent quarter reached nearly $451 million, down from $490 million in the same three-month period a year earlier.
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.
DynCorp International's parent company said last week sales in its most recent quarter reached nearly $451 million, down from $490 million in the same three-month period a year earlier.
Huntington Ingalls has submitted to the Navy a formal request for a final decision about whether the company can recover the costs associated with closing its facility in Avondale, LA, following months of negotiation.
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