in ,

William Perry: DoD Should Offer Industry Guidance Amid Consolidation Wave

William Perry: DoD Should Offer Industry Guidance Amid Consolidation Wave - top government contractors - best government contracting event
https://executivebiz-media.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/08/19/30/9f/c3/a0/b7/6f/d4/64/Executive-Biz.png
William Perry
William Perry

Former Defense Secretary William Perry has urged the Defense Department to offer “straightforward” advice to defense companies amid a flurry of merger and acquisition deals that he believes have substantially lessened market competition, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday.

Sandra Erwin writes post-Cold War spending cuts at the department prompted Perry to convene a meeting with industry executives in 1993 to encourage them to consider consolidation strategies.

Perry told reporters Wednesday he initiated that meeting, dubbed as the last supper, with the intent to help establish a leaner defense industry and minimize weapon development cost issues.

“What we got was… few large companies and less effective competition,” he added, the magazine reports.

Colin Clark of Breaking Defense asked Perry during an interview on what he thinks the DoD can do to address the department’s concerns about the impact of increased M&A activity.

“Maybe we should be more explicit in saying we already have enough consolidation,” Perry told the publication.

ExecutiveBiz Logo

Sign Up Now! ExecutiveBiz provides you with Daily Updates and News Briefings about Industry News

mm

Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

Lockheed Wraps Up On-Orbit Test of 4th MUOS Satellite; Iris Bombelyn Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Lockheed Wraps Up On-Orbit Test of 4th MUOS Satellite; Iris Bombelyn Comments
Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold: AFSOC Eyes Laser Guns, Small Drones for Lockheed-Built AC-130 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold: AFSOC Eyes Laser Guns, Small Drones for Lockheed-Built AC-130