For anyone with a bone to pick about defense contracting, it’s a familiar quote to cite: Back in 1961, during his farewell address to the nation, Dwight Eisenhower warned, “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” But there’s another part of that speech, often overlooked, [...]
In the midst of the whole insourcing conversation, one point often gets overlooked. “The Obama administration doesn’t have a specific, explicit, or even implicit insourcing agenda,” says Stan Soloway, president and CEO of Professional Services Council. “The objective,” he adds, “is to ensure you’re doing inherently governmental functions within the government, as should be the [...]
The word’s out: The Department of Defense will insource 33,000 positions over the next few years. Of that number, 10,000 will replace contractors currently working in support of acquisition organizations like Naval Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and Marine Corps Systems Command. So, how can contractors best maintain relevance? ExecutiveBiz took that question [...]
What do two U.S. Air Force officers do upon retirement? If you’re Phil Soucy and Tom McMahan, you start your own company. Combining their vast experience in stealth technology, low observables — aircraft like the B-2 and F-117 — and systems engineering, the two launched Modern Technology Solutions, Inc., in 1993. Sixteen years later, the [...]
Insourcing. Organizational conflict of interest. Transparency. If ever industry had its share of issues on the table, this would be it. For ideas on how to navigate the hot button issues of the day, ExecutiveBiz recently caught up with industry veteran Jim Sheaffer, president of CSC – North American Public Sector. In a candid exchange, [...]
