Welcome to today's Defense Business Briefing, your weekly roundup of the latest defense industry news.

Alion CEO remakes company to zero in on technology

With a major acquisition and a key divestiture under its belt, Alion has reshaped to focus on high-tech areas and significantly change its customer base.

DOD narrows timeframe for section 3610 reimbursement

The Pentagon has issued a new memo that shrinks the period of time during which defense contractors can seek reimbursement through a provision in coronavirus recovery legislation.

Pentagon's Huawei ban waiver for 'low risk' contracts could be extended past Sept. 30

The Pentagon says that a waiver allowing some "low risk" Defense Department contractors to continue using Chinese telecommunications and security equipment could be extended past Sept. 30, as the items covered under the exemption represent nearly three-quarters of all DOD transactions.

Govini: Despite DOD efforts to 'reshore,' Chinese suppliers have dramatically increased

A new report by data firm Govini finds that the number of Chinese companies in the Pentagon's supply base has increased dramatically since 2010.

SpaceX doubles down on launch services lawsuit, even after major LSP win

SpaceX has confirmed in a new court filing that it intends to maintain its lawsuit against the Air Force's 2018 Launch Services Agreement award, despite winning a contract earlier this month to launch 40% of Phase 2 national security spacelift missions.

MAG Aerospace acquires Remotely Piloted Solutions

MAG Aerospace said it has acquired Dallas-based Remotely Piloted Solutions, which specializes in command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance -- or C5ISR.

KBR to acquire Centauri to bolster space and cyber work

KBR said it has agreed to acquire Centauri from private-equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for about $800 million in cash in a bid to expand its space and intelligence work.

Altamira Technologies adds Reed

Altamira Technologies said it has named contracting veteran Craig Reed president and chief growth officer.

Jacobs adds Brooks to board

Jacobs said it has added retired Army Gen. Vince Brooks to its board of directors.

SAIC hires Gawel

Science Applications International Corp. said it has named Nyla Beth Gawel senior vice president of strategy.

The week ahead

Senior defense officials are scheduled to speak during several virtual events this week. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is traveling to the Indo-Pacific region to visit U.S. military installations in Hawaii, Palau and Guam.

Lord defends request for contractor COVID-19 relief: 'I don't write blank checks'

Defense Department acquisition chief Ellen Lord defended the Pentagon's request that Congress provide about $11 billion in emergency supplemental funding to mitigate the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on defense contractors and weapons programs.

New software report shows Pentagon is directing services to allocate money for 'DevSecOps' efforts

The Defense Department's chief information officer is requiring the military services to program funds in their upcoming budget submissions to support new "DevSecOps" software development efforts, according to a new software report recently delivered to Congress.