After 20 years in the government contracting media business, I sense personally how much the industry mourns the passing of the true GovCon titan in Jack London of CACI. The ever vigilant Jack London spoke the words, “The world is a dangerous place“ with a clear sense of purpose. Because of people like Jack, a leader of character, the world is indeed a safer place.
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Northrop Gets Potential $3.6B USAF Airborne Comms Tech Contract
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential five-year, $3.6 billion contract to develop, test and integrate an airborne communications relay system for the U.S. Air Force. The company will also help the service branch operate and maintain payloads and ground stations of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
Read More »Former McAfee Director Traviss Green Appointed as Millennium COO
Traviss Green, former director of regional sales at McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Millennium to serve as chief operating officer and oversee the business operations, growth strategy development and executive management team of the Arlington, Virginia-based firm.
Read More »Brandon Wales: CISA’s New Campaign Aims to Help Public, Private Sectors Defend Against Ransomware
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a campaign to promote the use of cybersecurity tools and best practices to increase ransomware threat awareness across the public and private sectors.
Read More »President Biden Issues COVID-19 Data Collection Order
President Joe Biden has ordered federal agencies to work with the government's COVID-19 response coordinator in efforts to collect, publish and share pandemic-related data and address disinformation or misinformation campaigns regarding the public health crisis.
Read More »Accenture Vet Jeff Owen Named Steampunk Operations VP
Jeff Owen, formerly a managing director at Accenture (NYSE: ACN), has joined technical consulting firm Steampunk as vice president of operations, according to a LinkedIn post Saturday. He brings more than two decades of experience in areas such as digital transformation, internet of things implementation, network planning and supply chain business processes.
Read More »Air Force Expects RFP Release for Agile Cyber Technology 3 Vehicle by February
The U.S. Air Force expects to release a solicitation for the third iteration of a potential five-year, $950M contract vehicle for cybersecurity research and development support in mid-late February. The service’s program management/technical team will conduct private meetings virtually from Jan. 25 to Feb. 12 to provide vendors an opportunity to share their capabilities and ask questions about the upcoming request for proposals for the Agile Cyber Technology 3 contract.
Read More »Former TSA, CACI Exec Richard Smith Named ManTech DHS Portfolio Lead
Richard Smith, a former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) vice president responsible for Department of Homeland Security portfolio, has been appointed to a similar position at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT).
Read More »Congress OKs Waiver for Lloyd Austin’s Appointment as Defense Secretary
Congress has approved a waiver to facilitate the confirmation of Lloyd Austin, a retired U.S. Army general, as defense secretary under the administration of President Joe Biden, Defense News reported Thursday.
Read More »GovCon Expert Kim Koster: 2020 Foresight; GovCon Forecasting in 2021 and Beyond
Kim Koster, vice president of GovCon Strategy at Unanet, co-author of the 2020 GAUGE Report and GovCon Expert, has published her latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday. "As much flux and uncertainty as government contractors have endured during the unrelenting coronavirus crisis, one thing they can be sure of in 2021 is that their forecasting chops will be tested," said Koster.
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Northrop Gets Potential $3.6B USAF Airborne Comms Tech Contract
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a potential five-year, $3.6 billion contract to develop, test and integrate an airborne communications relay system for the U.S. Air Force. The company will also help the service branch operate and maintain payloads and ground stations of the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, the Department of Defense said Thursday.
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Air Force Expects RFP Release for Agile Cyber Technology 3 Vehicle by February
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Boeing Awarded $2B for Lot 7 Air Force KC-46 Tanker Production
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Navy Issues Solicitation for NIWC Atlantic Business Intell Support
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Report: UAE Inks Purchase Deal With US for F-35 Jets, Drones
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Former McAfee Director Traviss Green Appointed as Millennium COO
Traviss Green, former director of regional sales at McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Millennium to serve as chief operating officer and oversee the business operations, growth strategy development and executive management team of the Arlington, Virginia-based firm.
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Accenture Vet Jeff Owen Named Steampunk Operations VP
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Former TSA, CACI Exec Richard Smith Named ManTech DHS Portfolio Lead
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Congress OKs Waiver for Lloyd Austin’s Appointment as Defense Secretary
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Avril Haines Confirmed as National Intelligence Director
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Software Maker Qualtrics Looks to Raise $1.28B in IPO
Qualtrics International, an experience management software vendor spinning out of SAP (NYSE: SAP), has increased the suggested price range for its initial public offering from between $20 and $24 to between $22 to $26 per share, with the goal of raising $1.28 billion, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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Peter Cannito: Redwire Adds Digital Engineering Capability With Oakman Aerospace Acquisition
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Cubic Consolidates Intelligence Transport Systems Business Line; Jeff Lowinger Quoted
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Oshkosh Closes Pratt Miller Buy; John Pfeifer Quoted
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Leidos Closes 1901 Group Buy; Roger Krone, Gerry Fasano Quoted
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Dr. Charles Johnson-Bey, Booz Allen SVP, to Moderate Expert Panel, Discuss Spectrum Capabilities
During Potomac Officers Club’s Future Battlefield Series: Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the Digital Battlespace Virtual Event on Jan. 26, notable leaders across the government contracting landscape will join together to discuss the challenges of the electromagnetic spectrum, including spectrum competition in a contested and congested environment, and how enablers such as partnerships and technological innovation can overcome these hurdles.
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DOD’s Ellen Purdy to Address Spectrum Capabilities in Digital Battlespace
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Cypress Appoints VP of DOD/Federal Logistics, Supply Chain & Energy; David Halverson Quoted
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LMI Awarded Five-Year Air Force Logistics Support Extension; Robert Lech Quoted
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Cameron Chehreh, Steve Orrin: 5G-Based Architecture Requires New Security Paradigm