President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that would direct a 100-day review of supply chains as part of efforts to address the global shortage of semiconductors, CNBC reported Wednesday. The move comes after congressional members and industry leaders warned about the potential implications of the chip shortage. The EO directs heads of...
Matt Desch, CEO of Iridium Communications, has earned his seventh consecutive Wash100 Award for his leadership and commitment to the government contracting (GovCon) community through 2020 and the future of the federal sector heading into 2021. Visit ExecutiveBiz to read Desch’s full 2021 Wash100 profile. You can cast your TEN votes for your favo...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Technologies' (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary a four-year, $290.7 million contract to provide equipment and supplies for depot-level maintenance of F-35 aircraft propulsion systems for domestic and international customers....
Mark Peters, formerly director of the Idaho National Laboratory, has transitioned to new work as Battelle’s executive vice president of laboratory operations after more than five years of INL leadership. He has led INL since October 2015 and succeeded Ron Townsend, who retired from Battelle after a 12-year career, the nonprofit research and de...
With great power competition, information superiority is critical to success on the Digital Battlespace. During Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the Digital Battlespace Virtual Event, notable leaders across the government contracting landscape will join together to discuss the challenges of the electromagnetic spectrum. ...
Ellen Purdy, director of emerging capabilities, prototyping initiatives and analysis at the Department of Defense, will be featured as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s Achieving Spectrum Dominance in the Digital Battlespace Virtual Event on Jan. 26. As the future of warfare becomes increasingly reliant on information and digital ta...
Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK) has closed its acquisition of engineering company Pratt Miller in a debt- and cash-free transaction worth approximately $115M. “This acquisition will allow us to leverage Pratt Miller’s experience and innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous and connected systems and electrification, positioni...
Merrick Garland, a more than two-decade veteran of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden's pick to be the next U.S. attorney general, Politico reported Wednesday. Garland most recently served as the DC Circuit chief judge and previously received a nomination to serve in the U.S....
Woolpert has purchased Data Cloud Solutions for an undisclosed sum in a move to bring cloud-based data visualization and awareness tools such as computer-assisted mass appraisal technology to additional markets. Scott Cattran, CEO and president of Woolpert, said the merged organization seeks to introduce an integrated data-as-a-service and SaaS plat...
A Battelle-led team that includes five universities and two small businesses will help the Department of Energy run the Savannah River National Laboratory under a potential 10-year, $3.8 billion contract. The Battelle Savannah River Alliance's subcontractors are Clemson University, South Carolina State University, Georgia Institute of Technolog...
