The U.S. Army has awarded 26 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $869 million contract to provide research, development and engineering support services to the service branch. The firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive fee contract also covers test and evaluation, support for biological and chemical demilitarization operations and acquisition...
The U.S. military is shoring up its cybersecurity and information security defenses as the evolving geopolitical landscape requires service branches to better protect their intellectual property. Specifically, the Army Futures Command is working to minimize the risk of compromising sensitive information and maintain the United States’ technologica...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mike Costas, general manager of defense and space business at Bechtel, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s 125- year history as well as its efforts to help bridge gaps in U.S. infrastructure modernization and latest technology implementation. Costas also shared his...
Four small businesses have won two-year, basic ordering agreements worth $100 million combined to provide a range of contingent support services to the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The minority-owned companies will assign personnel to assist ORNL across information technology, engineering, project management, busines...
Maurice Thomas, former senior director of corporate governance at Visual Connections, has been promoted to lead the Windsor Mill, Maryland-based information technology services provider as president. Thomas oversaw project portfolios valued at $300 million combined over the course of his government contracting industry career, Visual Connections sai...
BlackSky (NYSE: BKSY) has appointed former U.S. military officers Joseph Kernan, John Mulholland and Michael Dickey to the company’s newly formed advisory group. They will advise the BlackSky leadership on business growth, technology investment and partnership matters, the geospatial services provider said Monday. Kernan, a retired Navy vice a...
TTEC Holdings (Nasdaq: TTEC) has closed its purchase of Faneuil’s business that offers public sector citizen experience and smart city platforms. The combination seeks to support government agency functions such as including mobility, congestion management, fleet management, tolling, transportation and social benefits delivery, TTEC said Monda...
Gregg Melanson, executive vice president and general manager of Illuminate, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Friday. He talked about the latest technology trends, Illuminate’s efforts with federal agencies to help the latter address innovation challenges and the company’s recent acquisitions that co...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to spend between $200 million and $275 million for the construction of a maintenance facility for the B-21 Raider bomber’s weapon systems. USACE said Friday in a SAM.gov notice it seeks market information to determine potential industry sources to carry out the Weapons Generation Facility project at Ell...
Steve Ratner, a more than two-decade human resources leader, will join Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) on May 2 to serve as senior vice president and chief HR officer. He will report to Mark Aslett, president and CEO of Mercury Systems and a previous Wash100 awardee, as he oversees talent recruitment and retention efforts and supports...
