John Kem, a retired U.S. Army major general, has been named director of business development at Dewberry’s federal practice. His new role entails support of government clients such as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and he will work from a company office in Fairfax, Virginia, Dewberry said Friday. The 35-year Army veteran previously led...
Scott Goldstein, head of advanced missions at Anduril Industries, has assumed additional responsibilities as chief scientist at the defense technology startup, GovCon Wire has learned. Goldstein, a U.S. Air Force Reserve major general, leads Anduril’s technical development initiatives for the company’s government partners. He brings to the dual-...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and the U.S. Air Force have introduced the B-21 Raider long-range strike bomber plane as part of the country’s nuclear triad meant to deter potential adversaries. B-21 is a sixth-generation aircraft that is backed by a digital ecosystem and comes with stealth capabilities and open systems architecture to facilitate...
ExecutiveBiz featured Bill Rowan, vice president of public sector at Splunk and three-time Wash100 Award winner, in its recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. The executive talked about cybersecurity and data-related challenges in the federal landscape, and discussed his strategic goals for the coming year and Splunk’s effort...
BAE Systems has tapped Curtiss-Wright and the U.S. business arms of Elbit Systems and QinetiQ to collaborate on its bid for the U.S. Army’s next generation infantry fighting vehicle development program. BAE said Wednesday it submitted a proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program of the service branch and will aim to put forwar...
The U.S. Army has awarded Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) a $1.2 billion contract to deliver six more National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, plus equipment and support services, to Ukraine as part of a Pentagon-led security assistance campaign. The contract brings the U.S. government’s total order for NASAMS batteries to eight to ...
General Electric (NYSE: GE), L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Textron (NYSE: TXT) and Veritas Capital are among the companies that have expressed interest in acquiring Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), which has an estimated market valuation of $4 billion, Reuters reported Wednesday. Citing unnamed sources, Reuters noted the El Segundo, California-...
David Huisenga, former president and CEO of Klas Government, has joined Sigma Defense Systems as chief strategy officer. He will report to Sigma Defense CEO Matt Jones as he oversees the company’s go-to-market strategies for Joint All-Domain Command and Control, DevSecOps and command, control, computers, communications, cyber, intelligence, survei...
John Balbus, interim director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Climate Change and Health Equity, said in a GovCon Wire-hosted virtual event that OCCHE works to promote health equity and strengthen sector-wide commitment to addressing the climate crisis as its overt and subtle effects threaten worldwide well-being. He n...
By Mick Fox Chief Operating Officer, TechnoMile Did you know there are currently more than 200 vendors in the Contract Lifecycle Management software market? Even with a clear understanding of the many benefits delivered by CLM tech — e.g., more effective risk and compliance management, greater contract profitability, improved delivery to customers...
