More than a decade ago, Northrop Grumman spun off its shipbuilding business to create Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII). HII provides military ship building and professional services to federal and commercial customers on a global scale. It reported an FY2020 annual revenue of $9.4 billion, approximately 88% of which was generated from the U.S. Navy. Headquartered…
Many sources of a competitor’s competitive advantage may often be categorized in one of four categories: People Processes Tools Past performance We often refer to this as PPTP. This blog focuses on the process of examining a competitor’s people, or more specifically their technical subject matter experts (SMEs). What is a technical subject matter expert…
Raytheon…a GOVCON mega-competitor Just over a year ago, Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation (UTC) underwent a massive merger to create Raytheon Technologies. Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Raytheon Technologies is one of the largest global aerospace and defense companies in the world. The company provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military, and government customers, specializing…
Throughout the first half of federal fiscal year 2021, several government contractors have engaged in M&A actions to expand their corporate capabilities and deepen their customer knowledge. Select highlights out of the acquisition newsreel are highlighted below. Peraton Peraton had a rapid succession of large-scale acquisitions over just the last four months in the form…
CGI Federal is the U.S. Government-focused subsidiary of CGI Group, a global IT and business consulting firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. CGI Federal provides support in advanced engineering and technology, application management, business process management, systems integration and consulting, and technology management. What is CGI Federal? CGI Federal employs approximately 7,000 personnel, with offices located…
We open the year with a new competitor highlight on an less known, but significant GOVCON competitor – NTT DATA. The company is among the likes of BAE Systems and Deloitte as an internationally headquartered business with a separate U.S. business. NTT DATA is an IT services provider and systems integrator headquartered in Tokyo, Japan….
Introduction to mind mapping Have you ever been thrown into a capture for a complex opportunity that seems to invite a crowded competitor field? It can be challenging to understand the core requirements of a contract in a short period of time and to narrow down a group of competitors to focus on. Consider mind…
Competitive Intelligence. Everyone wants it. We all hustle to understand our competition. We obsess over databases accessed and rumors shared. Information is shared informally and through haphazardly crafted documents. Doing competitive intelligence (CI) effectively is difficult. We all recognize that as a fact. Whether CI is done by a corporate team or an outsourced resource,…
FY2021 is upon us so this is as good a time as any to recap some of the wins and losses that ended FY2020. Knowing these contract wins is not only key for situational awareness, but to keep current with what past performance and success stories your competitors may use in the future. Let’s take…
PAE, rides along the line of more traditional government contractor with providing services along logistics, construction, and facilities management. The company is best known for their embassy support with the U.S. Department of State. However, like many of its peers, PAE has been transitioning away from their traditional work around logistics and base operations and…
