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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.
Aerojet Rocketdyne said this week that because assembly and testing of its AR1 engine will take place at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, the company will expand its Center of Excellence for Rocket Engine Assembly and Test there.
The proposed merger between Leidos and Lockheed Martin's IT services business is set to face a vote at Leidos' annual stockholders' meeting on Aug. 8, according to a new filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
KBR said today it has completed its purchase of Wyle for $570 million, after adjusting for tax benefits. Wyle will now operate as KBRwyle.
Vectrus said last month the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has reversed the decision of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, handing the company a victory in its pursuit of a contract to provide base maintenance services at Thule Air Base, Greenland.
The Pentagon in May published a change to the National Industrial Security Operating Manual that "requires contractors to establish and maintain an insider threat program to detect, deter and mitigate insider threats," according to a Defense Security Service letter on the matter.
Austal Limited, whose U.S. unit builds the Littoral Combat Ship, said Monday an extensive review the company undertook found it will cost more than estimated to build the ship to required standards. As a result, it will record a $115 million "downward adjustment to revenue" in fiscal year 2016.
Shipbuilding company Austal Limited said Thursday it has halted trading on the Australian Securities Exchange, pending a review of its U.S. business, which manufactures the Littoral Combat Ship and the Expeditionary Fast Transport.
CACI International is focused on integrating and applying technology that is, in many cases, developed by others, not in spending significant internal funds on development, the company's chief executive said today.
The number of government and contractor employees with security clearances fell to 4.2 million in fiscal year 2015, down more than 900,000 from two years earlier, according to a new report from the office of the director of national intelligence.
Avascent consultants said today that a survey of contracting executives shows companies are expecting increased global competition within the next year.
AeroVironment said today sales in the company's fiscal year 2016, which ended April 30, hit $264 million, up 2 percent from the prior year.
Science Applications International Corp. has appointed Maria Bishop, the company's corporate controller, as interim chief financial officer while the contractor continues its search.
Lookout, a San Francisco-based mobile security company, said this week it has added retired Lt. Gen. Ronnie Hawkins, the former director of the Defense Information Systems Agency, to its federal advisory board.
A congressionally mandated panel on technical data rights, which has met twice so far, is seeking public input, according to a new Federal Register notice.
Private-equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company said today it has added retired Army Gen. John Campbell to its operating executive board, a group of industry and government executives with experience in the firm's target industries.
Arlington Capital late last week acquired EOIR Technologies, which specializes in cloud computing, big data analytics, C4ISR and rapid prototyping for the Pentagon and intelligence communities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Cybersecurity company Tresys Technology, which was purchased by a private-equity firm in 2013, is aggressively pursuing growth, but not through acquisitions, the company's chief executive tells Inside Defense.
Alion Science and Technology said today it has named Kevin Cook chief financial officer, effective July 5.
Aerojet Rocketdyne said today it has reorganized, consolidating six business units into two.
Oshkosh Defense said today it has promoted three executives to lead its international, joint and Army and Marine Corps businesses.