Preface and acknowledgments -- Idealism and information technology -- Prologue -- Countdown and : delay launch -- Liftoff! : building a business based on ethics and performance -- Fiscal prudence and the search for leg room and talent -- Planning for emergencies -- Competing for weapons work -- Growing culturally and administratively -- Artificial intelligence, a torturous path forward -- Game-changers and legacies -- Innovations in contracting and health care -- Ethics, vision, and people -- Investments that always pay off -- Commercial : a new course for a while -- Going public -- Growth through acquisitions -- Big bids, big wins -- A time of troubles -- The board faces challenges -- The big decision -- The grind -- A new beginning under uncertain conditions -- Painful decisions as the market declines -- Epilogue.