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Mar 1, 2023 · Thirty years ago, a secret dinner at the Pentagon led to a flurry of consolidation in the defense industry. We hear the story of that so-called "last supper" and what it means for the...
Jul 4, 1997 · The frenzy of defense industry mergers can be traced to 1993, when then-Deputy Defense Secretary William Perry invited executives to dinner. At an event now referred to as "the last...
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Oct 25, 2016 · In the contractor world, Perry is perhaps best known as the man who presided over 1993's infamous "Last Supper," where the then-deputy secretary hosted the CEOs of the top defense firms and...
Jul 4, 2018 · At an event now referred to as “the last supper,” Perry urged them to combine into a few, larger companies because Pentagon budget cuts would endanger at least half the combat jet firms, missile makers, satellite builders and other contractors represented at the dinner that night.
Oct 1, 2024 · This piece looks at the consolidation of the defense sector in the 1990s and looks at the 1993 meeting referred to as “The Last Supper” hosted by then-Secretary of Defense Les Aspin.
Thirty years ago, a secret dinner at the Pentagon led to a flurry of consolidation in the defense industry. We hear the story of that so-called "last supper" and what it means for the Pentagon's $800 billion budget today. Norman Augustine and Rep. John Garamendi join Meghna Chakrabarti.
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Jan 24, 2024 · In a 1991 meeting now known colloquially as the “Last Supper,” then-Secretary of Defense Les Aspin informed the CEOs of the major defense prime contractors that the U.S. government would be...
