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Amentum wins $4.2B Air Force repair ordering system contract
The Air Force uses this system to process parts and repair orders across more than 100 countries.
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Lumen hires new public sector executive VP
The telecommunications company makes this hire close to four months after a new chief executive joined.
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Sumaria Systems hires former Centauri CEO
The four-decade sector veteran led Centauri through its sale to KBR, which called that acquisition the most transformational in its history given the size and scope.
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Highlander Partners closes third acquisition in unmanned strategy
The private equity firm is quickly bringing together companies to build a platform in the UAS sector of the defense market.
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L3Harris presents its business case for the Aerojet acquisition
Federal antitrust regulators are hearing from L3Harris Technologies as to why they should approve the $4.7 billion transaction. Investors have now heard from L3Harris as to why they should be on board with it.
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Deloitte elevates new government business leader
The three-decade firm veteran led its state, local and higher education practice through a period of historically high demand for services from that client base during the pandemic.
Podcasts
WT 360: Amentum in the implementation phase of its strategy
The global government services company's course is the focus of this episode, where CEO John Heller describes where Amentum wants to go and some larger market dynamics that shape the strategy.
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HII, Northrop hire new strategy and business development leaders
This pair of blue chip defense hardware companies makes additions to their respective leadership teams.
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Booz Allen's acquisition pace is slower than it expected
Integration is the firm's current focus now that the EverWatch purchase has closed, as is hiring.
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RedLattice gets new private equity backing
The 11-year-old cybersecurity company takes the next step in its evolution and strategy by bringing in a new investor.
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Lockheed's venture arm invests in sheet metal maker
The idea is to incorporate new manufacturing techniques into the making of defense systems and other offerings.
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Senior execs voice little concern about possible defense cuts
The leaders of Northrop Grumman and CACI International describe budget cut talk as "noise" emanating from Capitol Hill given the seriousness of national security threats.
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Jacobs details finance chief succession plan
The company just completed its transition to a new chief executive.
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LinQuest elevates new chief executive
The space systems integrator picks an insider to take the reins.
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Technology chief promotions, hires permeate across the market
Three companies announced a series of chief technology officer appointments within a week and those are summarized here.
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Supply chain improvements are real, but appear uneven as well
Are supply chains in the defense industry getting back to ruder health? The answer is nuanced as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies leaders have told investors.
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HII elevates new chief information officer
The two-decade technology veteran joined HII upon its acquisition of Alion Science and Technology.
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Booz Allen's board adds senior Ericsson exec
This three-decade tech sector veteran led Vonage through its sale to Ericsson in the summer of 2022.
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Leidos secures $1.5B in Social Security IT work
The protest window has lifted on this pair of awards for systems and infrastructure modernization work at the Social Security Administration.
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