Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has won a $237.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop launcher and interceptor prototypes for a ground-based weapon system intended to engage aerial threats such as subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems. Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics will provide 16 launchers and 60 inter...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2021 — Kord Technologies, a KBR (NSYE: KBR) subsidiary, has completed a combat shoot-off at Fort Sill in Oklahoma as part of the Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense program, marking progress in its development of a directed energy system for U.S. Army, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 9. The demonstration showc...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Sept. 27, 2021 — A Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) executive vice president has highlighted the need for the Department of Defense to have a unified, open network capable of providing the military with capabilities to enable data access, sharing and analysis and facilitate the battlefield decision-making process, ExecutiveBiz re...
The Department of Homeland Security’s chief human capital officer will keynote an Oct. 7 virtual forum hosted by the Potomac Officers Club to give her perspective on the potential implications of a hybrid workforce model for government agencies. Angela Bailey was appointed to the DHS CHCO position in January 2016 after her two-year tenure as...
OneWeb has finalized its purchase of TrustComm in a transaction that will make the latter a wholly owned subsidiary focused on delivering managed satellite communications services to government customers. The subsidiary will operate as OneWeb Technologies led by former TrustComm CEO Bob Roe and will provide satellite connectivity to the Five ...
Elbit Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received a $54 million order to produce binocular night vision devices for the U.S. Army, as part of a potential $442 million “other transaction authority” contract. The military branch procured an undisclosed number of Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular units, spare parts and test equipment from Elbi...
The U.S. Navy reawarded five positions on a $151 million contract for the life cycle support of information technology systems at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command. AttainX, Chitra Productions, SV Synergies, OSCTech and Stellar Innovations and Solutions now hold spots on the 66-month indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract after ...
Ryan McCarthy, formerly the secretary of the U.S. Army and previous Wash100 awardee, has joined the board of advisers at Arlington, Virginia-based cybersecurity and systems engineering services provider Millennium. The company said Thursday that McCarthy will apply his defense community experience to advise the company’s executive team on corp...
Immuta has named six industry veterans to its leadership team to help advance its growth strategy and meet the demand for its universal cloud data access control platforms. Former Trifacta executives Brian Shealey and Rehan Sadiq have joined Boston-based Immuta to serve as vice president of sales and VP of regional alliances, respectively, for the...
GovCon Wire Events hosted its Cybersecurity in National Security Summit on Tuesday to discuss the major initiatives bolstering the DOD’s cybersecurity as well as the opportunities for private industry to support the federal government’s cybersecurity objectives. Following a keynote address from Puesh Kumar of the Department of Energy (DOE), GovC...
