By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet Maintaining healthy cash flow is a critical element for any business, but it’s particularly vital for government contractors due to the nature of our industry. Government contracts often involve lengthy payment cycles and stringent compliance requirements. That means your GovCon will want to ...
The director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency has to be equipped with a diverse background of knowledge and experience in order to lead its risk-prone, highly complex endeavors. Dr. Richard Muller, who was appointed to the post in April, certainly fits the bill. Muller has proved his capabilities in the research and develop...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $1.46 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and related support. The Department of Defense said Friday the award covers four aircraft for the Navy and five for Japan, and is expected to wrap up by March 2029. In March 2023, the...
Loar Holdings (NYSE: LOAR) has agreed to buy Applied Avionics in a cash transaction worth approximately $385 million. Loar said Friday Applied Avionics designs, builds and produces avionics interface products such as NEXUS and VIVUSUN switches and indicators found on platforms in military and commercial aerospace and defense end-markets. Founded in ...
Wagish Bhartiya’s career trajectory has included the best of both worlds: he has spent roughly half of his working life in government contracting and half in the commercial sector. A fixation on and expertise in technology has been the throughline, but after a decade or so on the outside of GovCon, he was drawn in...
The shifting global security landscape, emerging technologies and workforce trends are all shaping how the government and the GovCon industry operate. GovCon Wire sat down with Rich Sawchak, CEO of Systems Planning and Analysis, to get his perspective on the GovCon trends influencing the federal landscape today. Sawchak took the reins as ...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to acquire LinQuest for approximately $737 million to expand its digital integration and related technical capabilities for the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community agencies. Houston-based KBR said Tuesday its board of directors unanimously approved the transaction, which is expected to conclude in the third qu...
Dr. Timothy Grayson understands how to leverage complex technology to deliver actionable solutions for warfighters. The seasoned technologist has gained experience in the public and private sectors, at major government contracting companies and big defense and intelligence agencies alike. Dr. Grayson is a proven program manager who is not only ...
Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., and James Lankford, R-Okla., have proposed a bipartisan bill that would establish an interagency committee within the Office of the National Cyber Director to develop a framework to harmonize cybersecurity and information security regulations and compliance requirements across the federal government. The Streamlining Fe...
Brig. Gen. Jason Bartolomei has assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, the scientific research and development detachment of the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The Air Force said Friday the new AFRL commander was most recently the program executive officer for weapons and director of ...
