The government contracting market is an ever-changing landscape that requires those who work within it to be agile, adaptable, entrepreneurial and quick on their feet. Executive Mosaic spoke with five GovCon executives to find out what it takes to not only be successful, but to thrive and climb the ranks in the highly competitive market. “One...
Mike Barthlow, president and CEO of BT Federal, spoke with GovCon Wire about recently joining the company as well as how the leadership team is evolving its workforce to capitalize on more than 70 years of security experience across the federal landscape. In addition, Barthlow discussed his strategic growth goals for BT Federal and how the company...
Electronic warfare is becoming a top priority for the U.S. Army, especially following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which put the latest EW tactics in the global spotlight. Defined by the Department of Defense as “military activities that use electromagnetic energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum and attack an enemy,” electronic warfa...
The State Department has approved Singapore’s request to purchase F-15 munitions, follow-on training and sustainment support and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a potential $630 million foreign military sales agreement. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Monday that no principal contractor is involved in the possi...
Acuity International will provide base operations and security services to Iraq’s F-16 program as part of a $127 million contract action by the U.S. Air Force to fulfill a foreign military sales requirement. The Department of Defense said Friday contract work will occur through Jan. 30, 2023, at the Martyr Brigadier General Ali Flaih Air...
The State Department has cleared a potential $397 million purchase request from the government of Kuwait for missiles, bombs, tail kits and other equipment in support of its Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft fleet. The potential foreign military sales transaction will include 60 AIM-120 C-7/8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles, several hundred MK-...
A Textron (NYSE: TXT) business segment will manufacture anti-tank munition systems and spare parts for the U.S. Army under a five-year, $354 million contract. Textron Systems will deliver XM204 top attack trainers and XM98 wide area target munitions to the service branch, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Army Contracting Command received one...
In many ways, the U.S. General Services Administration effectively serves as the back office of the entire federal government. GSA is the largest property manager in the world, the third largest design and construction company in North America and the third largest fleet manager in the world — the agency even outranks the Smithsonian as...
SpaceX has been selected to deploy a NASA observatory in October 2026 to support infrared astrophysics research under a potential $255 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. The NASA Launch Services II contract covers launch and other mission-related costs for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, the agency said Wednesday. The o...
The United States government is contending with evolving adversaries in a global race for advanced technology. As competition intensifies, it’s clear that modernization is no longer an option, but a requirement. Now, federal leaders are working to simultaneously harness the power of emerging technologies while modernizing its outdated legacy syste...
