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Cal Biesecker
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Business/FinancialM&A Deal Value In First Quarter Increases Versus Year Ago, PwC Says
Led by Harris Corp.’s [HRS] pending $5 billion acquisition of Exelis Inc. [XLS], aerospace and defense merger and acquisition (M&A) value in the first quarter of 2015 picked up in […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS S&T, TSA Team To Examine Future Aviation Checkpoint
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are working together on a new strategic initiative aimed at increasing security at […]
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Business/FinancialPAE To Acquire A-T Solutions, Expanding National Security Business
Global mission solutions provider PAE on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire A-T Solutions in a deal that will further expand its national security work. Terms of the deal, […]
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Business/FinancialEnergy Market Again Trips Huntington Ingalls’ Earnings
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Thursday posted lower first quarter income on a loss at its energy services business, which has been impacted by unstable market conditions and restructuring actions. […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Makes Strategic Investment In Israeli Cyber Threat Detection Firm
A small Israeli-based cyber security firm, Cybereason, on Wednesday said it has closed a new $25 million funding by private equity that includes a strategic investment by Lockheed Martin [LMT], […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Partners With CNN, Two Other Firms To Explore Expanding UAS Operations
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Manuel Huerta on Thursday announced partnerships with three companies, including cable news provider CNN [TWX], to conduct research on the possible expansion of unmanned aircraft […]
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Business/FinancialExelis Posts Solid First Quarter Earnings As Acquisition By Harris Nears
In likely its final earnings release ahead of its pending acquisition by Harris Corp. [HRS] next month, Exelis [XLS] on Wednesday reported solid first quarter financial results largely driven by […]
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Business/FinancialHarris Posts Lower Sales, Earnings; Still Sees Deal With Exelis Closing In June
Harris Corp. [HRS] on Tuesday reported lower sales and earnings in its third quarter and said the Justice Department has requested more information from the company for anti-trust reviews related […]
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Homeland SecurityFifth National Security Cutter Completes Coast Guard Acceptance Trials
The Coast Guard and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Monday said the fifth National Security Cutter (NSC) has completed acceptance trials, the last major milestone in the program before […]
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HSR, May 6, 2015
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