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…
Participants make a Black Hat work Over time, we have shared approaches to executing a good Black Hat review as a facilitator. Now it’s time to focus on one of the most critical ingredients – the participants! As the saying goes, “teamwork makes the dream work!” The merits of participants can make a Black Hat…
You may know the name Palantir from headlines in recent years, but what is Palantir and what do they actually do? Palantir Technologies (“Palantir”) is a software company based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2003, Palantir builds environment-agnostic enterprise data platforms to help customers with complex and sensitive data environments. Palantir exclusively sells its software…
This blog is specifically written by Brian Lindholm, Managing Principal and Founder of FedSavvy Strategies. He is a nerd. Competitive Intelligence (CI) is my passion. In this blog, I am going to provide a non-boring and very practical definition of CI. Better yet, this blog will also share with you some steps to go from…
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…
This blog is a follow up to our original September 2018 ManTech blog. ManTech continues to provide many of the same services as described in the 2018 blog but has positioned itself to be more competitive in the intelligence community (IC) customer base and cyber security services. The company also realigned its organization with Matt…
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…
