The Defense Industry after Obama »
After a decade of steadily rising outlays for military technology and technical services, the defense sector is entering a period of softening demand. Speculation about how deep and protracted the downturn will be has become a commonplace activity among strategic planners, investors and analysts. While nobody can be sure where the sector is headed — [...]
The GovCon Ripple Effect »
In the government-contracting community, one executive move can have a chain-reaction effect. While every year sees executive moves throughout the GovCon community, this past year has demonstrated just how each move influences other executives. Back in June last year, Bob Coleman stepped down as the president and chief operating officer of ManTech International. The entrepreneurial [...]
Dodging the Axe: How Government Contracting Plans to deal with Gates’ Budget Cuts »
Call Robert M. Gates defense contracting’s Grim Reaper. Scheduled to retire in 2011, the defense secretary is on the proverbial warpath to accomplish something none of his predecessors could: make significant and lasting spending cuts to the defense-industry apparatus. While previous plans to bring significant alterations to the defense-contracting budget were struck down by the [...]
