China announced it is ready to mass produce the Cai Hong 5 (Rainbow 5, or CH-5,) a strike-capable, Reaper-like unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV,) according to Ou Zhongming, project manager at the Beijing-based China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics. The CH-5 outperforms all other Chinese-drones when it comes to operational endurance and payload ca...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 18, 2017 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Executive Vice President Rick Ambrose has received recognition from the National Defense Industrial Association for his work in the space systems industry, GovCon Executive reported Friday. NDIA said its space division will present the Peter B. Teets Award to Ambrose, head...
Mara Motherway, a principal at Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), has been named head of government relations at the McLean, Virginia-based management consulting firm. The company said Friday Motherway, who assumed her new role on June 1, oversees the company™s relations with federal clients and offers advice on matters related to public policy. ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CxcB-1K30k Navy Adm. Harry B. Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Command, speaks to an audience attending the commissioning of the newest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS John Finn, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 15, 2017. The ship is named for Navy Lt. John W. Finn, the first Medal of Honor rec...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 17, 2017 ” Executives from Maximus (NYSE: MMS), DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), Vencore, Noblis and Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) have taken positions on the board of directors of the Northern Virginia Technology Council, GovCon Executive reported Friday. NVTC said Tuesday Maximus CEO Richard Montoni and DXC Senior Vice Pres...
George Krivo, chief operating officer of DynCorp International since October 2016, has been promoted to CEO at the McLean, Virginia-based government services contractor, effective immediately. DynCorp said Friday Krivo is a nine-year company veteran who previously oversaw profit-and-loss account for the firm’s contingency operat...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 14, 2017 ” Vectrus (NYSE: VEC) has received recognition from the Europe-based division of the Defense Information Systems Agency for the operations of several Department of Defense Information Network sites, GovCon Executive reported Thursday. The company said Thursday five DoDIN locations across Germany a...
Weekly Roundup July 10 – July 14 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson This week, Noblis, Inc., a nonprofit provider of science, technology, and strategy services to government agencies, was awarded a $3 billion IDIQ contract from the National Oceanic ...
Amir Zekrya, a 20-year financial planning and analysis veteran, has been named vice president of finance at Bethesda, Maryland-based government services contractor Abt Associates. Zekrya most recently led the formation of a business case analysis service for federal mortgage agency Freddie Mac, Abt Associates said Wednesday. His indus...
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) a potential $77 million contract to provide technical services to the FAA’s Office of Security and Hazardous Materials Safety. The company said Thursday it will provide specialized cybersecurity services and help manage systems the agency uses to track hazardou...
