TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 11, 2017 ” American Systems will provide specialized engineering and technical support for the Naval Air Systems Command’s air vehicle dynamic models and simulations under a $30.3 million U.S. Navy contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. The company said Monday it will continue to help...
The Marines plan to add 13 F-35s to their program, bringing the total to 2,456 jets, according to the latest figures included in the 2017 annual Selected Acquisition Report. The program™s acquisition costs rose to $406.5 billion from $379 billion, below SAR estimates, according to the report. Some of the cost rise can be attributed...
Greg Touhill, the first-ever federal chief information security officer, has joined information technology infrastructure company Cyxtera Technologies as president of its newly established federal business. The company said Tuesday Touhill will lead Cyxtera Federal Group‘s efforts to deliver data center and cybersecurity service...
Kurt DelBene, executive vice president of corporate strategy, core services engineering and operations at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has taken the additional role of chief digital officer at the company, the Seattle Times reported Friday. In this capacity, DelBene will oversee Microsoft’s internal information technology groups, opera...
Bruno Mahlmann, formerly client executive at SAP (NYSE: SAP) National Security Services, has joined Linthicum, Maryland-based Federal Data Systems as vice president of intelligence community sales and technology solutions, GovCon Wire has learned. Prior to SAP NS2, Mahlmann served as senior VP for national security information technol...
Bill Parker, a 25-year government information technology veteran and president of Parker Strategic, has been named chief strategist at Sevatec. Parker will help the leadership team develop and execute the Fairfax, Virginia-based technology services contractor’s strategic plan, Sevatec said Monday. “His managerial experience and l...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 10, 2017 ” Space Systems Loral will build low-Earth orbit satellites for DigitalGlobe‘s (NYSE: DGI) future WorldView Legion constellation that seeks to provide Earth imaging data and geospatial intelligence, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. SSL said Thursday it will manufacture the WorldView L...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential five-year, $92.9 million contract to provide sustainment engineering and technical services for the E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft. Boeing will support the military branch’s E-3 AWACS division under the sole-source contract that also cover...
Weekly Roundup July 3 – July 7 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson Open source intelligence, or OSINT, has existed as a concept for decades, but is enjoying a resurgence in corporate and public interest. The federal government, and the intelligenc...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 7, 2017 ” Cameron Chehreh, chief technology officer of Dell EMC™s federal business, has said the role of agency chief information officers in information technology procurement and deployment will change with the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Signal Magazine report...
