Perspecta is “a leading provider of end-to-end enterprise information technology (“IT”), mission, and operations-related services across the United States federal government,” according to its 2019 annual report. The company operates the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps intranet system, allegedly the largest in the world. In 2019, the company was awarded
a $905 million contract for the “operation and defense of Army networks.” The company is the result of a 2018 spin off DXC U.S. Public Sector business and mergers of Vencore and Keypoint Government Services.
Ethics laws are riddled with loopholes. Without transparency and more effective protections of the public interest the revolving door between senior Pentagon officials and officers and defense contractors may be costing American taxpayers billions.