Government shutdown. The phrase immediately raises essential questions for federal employees: Am I required to work? Will I get paid? If so, when? GovCon Wire is here to help. The distinction of which federal employees are required to work during a shutdown, and when they’ll get paid, comes down to whether their work is classified as...
RTX reported $22.5 billion in fiscal 2025 third-quarter sales, up 12 percent from the prior-year period and 13 percent organically, excluding divestitures. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said it recorded a total backlog of $251 billion, with $103 billion attributed to its defe...
Federal contracting offers businesses a unique path to stability, growth and purpose by partnering with one of the world’s largest and most reliable clients—the U.S. government. Each year, billions of dollars in federal contracts are awarded to companies of all sizes, fueling innovation, strengthening national infrastructure and supporting key i...
SRI International has secured a Defense Logistics Agency contract worth approximately $98.6 million contract to provide research and development support for DLA’s Advanced Microcircuit Emulation, or AME, program. According to a SAM.gov award notice published Monday, the indefinite-delivery, cost-plus-fixed-fee requirements contract has a five-...
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, the former commander of U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, is joining the advisory board of counter-drone technology company D-Fend Solutions, according to information received by GovCon Wire. “I am passionately committed to supporting and promoting the adoption of D-F...
Michele Mintz Brown has been named senior vice president and general counsel of defense systems at Leidos. Mintz Brown announced her appointment in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. Who Is Michele Mintz Brown? Brown brings nearly three decades of legal and compliance leadership experience to her new role. She has served at Leidos for ov...
By Warren Linscott, Chief Product Officer at Deltek In 2025, government contractors are navigating budget uncertainty, rising costs and tougher competition, while cybersecurity shifts from a “checkbox” to a core strategic priority. Small businesses, in particular, face mounting pressure from inflation, labor shortages and the rising cost of comp...
General Dynamics Information Technology has won a $308.7 million contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to serve as a third-party administrator, or TPA, for the World Trade Center, or WTC, Health Program. CDC announced the award of the WTC Health Program TPA contract through a notice published Friday on SAM.gov. Connect with...
What’s one way you can tell when an organization enters an elevated stage of maturity? For Josh Wilson, incoming CEO at LMI, a clear sign that a company understands who it is, what its values are, how it impacts customers and how it operates day to day is if it consistently makes senior leadership appointments via promotions....
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Jim Stokes, a defense technology industry leader, as a vice president. Stokes announced his move to Sigma Defense in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in the defense and aerospace sectors to the role. Who Is Jim Stokes? Prior to joining Sigma Defense,...
