Grundman Cited In Defense News, “Industry Gets Sequester Delay, But Defense Changed Nonetheless”
7 January 2013“With that shift, the security of defense budgets, thought to be at least partially protected by the split legislature, is at risk. And investors are taking notice. ‘I think there’s only a subtle distinction with what investors and the industry… Read more »
Grundman Cited In Defense News, “Dod Acquisition Reform Pushing Change In People”
26 November 2012“The fact that the new version of Better Buying Power, which has become one of the most critical documents for acquisition policy, included few new points but emphasized professionalism indicates that many did not understand the original, said Steven Grundman,… Read more »
Grundman moderates Panel at Wharton Aero & Tech West 2012, “Innovation–A CEO’s Imperative in this Time of Transition”
27 September 2012At the Wharton Aero & Tech West 2012 conference in San Francisco on September 27th, Steven Grundman organized and moderated a panel discussion addressing innovation in aerospace and defense. The panel comprised Reginald Brothers, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of (U.S.)… Read more »
Grundman quoted in Defense News, “DoD Previews New Guidelines for Better Buying Power”
24 September 2012“I think the mixed-at-best implementation of Better Buying Power is a reflection of that deficiency,” said Steven Grundman, the Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council. “Better Buying Power 2.0 would add the infrastructure of training, documents and, yes, culture that… Read more »
Grundman interviewed on Federal News Radio, discussing “The Obama Impact: Evaluating the Last Four Years”
20 September 2012The Pentagon says its acquisition process is overly complicated and wastes money. And some strains on relationships with contractors are starting to show. Steven Grundman, a Lund Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington and the Principal of Grundman Advisory, joins… Read more »
Grundman Cited In Defense News, “Are More Mergers Ahead? BAE-EADS Talks Could Spark More Tie-Ups”
17 September 2012“Then there are the regulatory approvals that could prove challenging for the companies. The British, French, German, Spanish and U.S. governments would have to approve the deals, as well as EU regulators. Steven Grundman, the defense industrial analyst at the Atlantic Council in Washington who oversaw defense mergers… Read more »
Grundman cited in Defense News, “Are More Mergers Ahead?”
17 September 2012Then there are the regulatory approvals that could prove challenging for the companies. The British, French, German, Spanish and U.S. governments would have to approve the deals, as well as EU regulators. Steven Grundman, the defense industrial analyst at the Atlantic… Read more »
Grundman interviewed on “This Week in Defense News”, discussing the prospect of a merger between EADS and BAE Systems
16 September 2012VIEW THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE
Grundman cited in Bloomberg, “EADS Plan for BAE Merger Fails to Cheer Investors”
13 September 2012European Aeronautic, Defense & Space Co. (EAD) and BAE Systems Plc (BA/) declined on concern their proposed merger would struggle to deliver cost savings and penetrate the key U.S. defense market. . . . A U.S. regulatory review would last… Read more »
Grundman cited in Wall Street Journal, “European Merger May Trigger U.S. Defense Shake-Up”
12 September 2012The planned European megamerger that would create the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by revenue could trigger the biggest shake-up among U.S. rivals in almost two decades. . . . For BAE, a merger could mean tighter U.S. scrutiny. “The… Read more »