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Defense Contracting
April 2019
Survey: More Mergers, Acquisitions to Come
Professionals in the aerospace, defense and government services sectors are optimistic about the overall economic growth happening within the mergers and acquisitions industry, a new survey found. -
Defense Contracting
May 2018
Strong Military Spending Propels Industry Mergers
By Vivienne MachiExpected boosts in defense spending are encouraging companies to broaden their portfolios through mergers and acquisitions to better provide high-end capabilities to the U.S. military, according to a recent report. -
Navy News
April 2018
Navy to Develop New Enterprise Business System Strategy
The Navy is planning to overhaul its business practices and develop a new enterprise business system strategy, said the service’s undersecretary April 11. -
Defense Department
March 2018
Export Control Reform at Risk of Reversals
A combination of a volatile White House, new leadership at the State Department and concerns in Congress that China is after the jewels of U.S. technology may reverse the last eight years of reforms to the U.S. export control regime. -
Defense Contracting
March 2018
Getting ‘Left of Boom’ on Sexual Misconduct
By Rachel A. McCaffreyThe defense community must tackle the threats sexual assault and harassment pose in the same way it attacked the threats posed by improvised explosive devices, by targeting the threat prior to an explosion. We need to get left of boom. -
Cybersecurity
December 2017
Businesses Ill Prepared For Rise in Cyber Attacks
By Vivienne MachiDespite the increasing awareness of cybersecurity threats and the proliferation of malware, many companies remain unprepared to deal with such an intrusion, information technology leaders said. -
Maritime Security
December 2017
Analysts Explore Aircraft Carrier Alternatives
By Jon HarperThe Pentagon could save money by jettisoning plans for future Ford-class aircraft carriers and pursuing alternatives. But doing so would require capability tradeoffs and a reconsideration of operating concepts, analysts said. -
Training and Simulation
April 2017
Industry, Academia Partner on Virtual Reality
By Vivienne MachiLockheed Martin is collaborating with Brigham Young University engineering students in an effort to develop next-generation aerospace and defense solutions using video game technology. -
Defense Contracting
April 2017
Defense Analysts Anticipate Little Impact From Trump’s ‘Buy American’ Executive Order
By Jon HarperPresident Donald Trump issued an executive order April 18 ordering federal agencies to purchase American-made products to the maximum extent possible, and review their contracting policies and processes in this regard. But analysts expect the directive to have limited impact on Pentagon acquisitions and the defense industrial base. -
Acquisition Programs
April 2017
Facing New Realities in the Defense Market
By Annassa Brindley , Bob Wood and Tom MullenDefense contractors are adjusting their strategies to account for shifts in budgetary, programmatic and political factors that have recently come into focus.
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