Harris (NYSE: HRS) subsidiary Exelis has received two contract modifications with a combined value of $73.5 million from the U.S. Air Force to provide system engineering and sustainment support for two radar systems. The Defense Department said Thursday the first modification requires mission assurance and other services for the&...
Executive Mosaic, Tysons Corner, VA April 4, 2016 — CEO Omar Balkissoon has been elected into Executive Mosaic™s Wash100 list of the most influential leaders in GovCon for his vision in geospatial data analytics. The Wash100 is the premier group of private and public sector leaders selected by Executive Mosaic™s o...
Jennifer Roseman, formerly Three Wire Systems™ senior vice president and VP for the company’s VetAdvisor program, has been named executive VP of VetAdvisor services. Roseman will oversee the implementation of veteran outreach programs with the goal to help veterans avail of health screenings and reintegration coaching services, Three Wire...
The Washington Headquarters Services has awarded three positions on a potential five-year, $496M contract covering mission support to the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. American Systems, Applied Research and Associates and Modern Technology Solutions Inc. will support USD(R&E) in efforts to research, devel...
Shaun Swartz has been appointed vice president of defense at Unissant, where he will oversee the company’s Department of War growth strategy. What Will Swartz Focus On at Unissant? Unissant said Thursday Swartz will help strengthen partnerships across the defense ecosystem and guide customers in advancing capabilities from pilot effo...
Palo Alto Networks has appointed Danielle Gonzalez as chief people officer. The company said Tuesday that Gonzalez will lead efforts to modernize its talent engine and foster a high-performance culture as it continues to expand its cybersecurity operations. “Nearly seven years ago, I joined Palo Alto Networks because of my deep belief in our m...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded 1,014 companies positions on the new Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, a potential 10-year, $151 billion vehicle for the Golden Dome multi-layer missile defense architecture. The first tranche of staggered awards establishes the competitive pool while the agency continues discuss...
Gary Wang has led a storied and accomplished government contracting career. He began his IT journey at the start of the new millennium and logged nearly a decade at Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business unit. At Lockheed, he began as chief engineer, evolved into senior program manager and eventually became direc...
There are few people more qualified on the subject of wireless networking and communications than Dr. Thomas Rondeau. The highly knowledgeable, innovative official is currently steering research and development work on future generation, or FutureG, technologies at the Department of Defense as a principal director. He’s been at the DOD in var...
Health services, IT modernization and advanced weapons systems received the bulk of this year’s contract awards. Most of the contracts have long-term periods of performance. Both startups and big corporations have offered their services to get contracting work from the government. The Department of Defense’s budget for fiscal year 2024 was $824....
