Gary Slack, former president and chief operating officer of QinetiQ North America, has been appointed president and chief executive at Tysons, Virginia-based government services contractor XLA. The more than 30-year GovCon veteran will be responsible for implementing the company’s growth strategies and succeeds founder and former CEO Lloy...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, January 7, 2016 ” Blackboard has hired Bill Ballhaus, formerly president and CEO of SRA International, to chair its board of directors and serve as president and CEO, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. Ballhaus brings senior leadership experience from his previous work at SRA, DynCorp International, BAE Systems, Boeing (...
The GovCon Index suffered a reversal from the prior day’s gain Wednesday to close at a decline of 0.7 points — or 0.910 percent — to 76.185 as U.S. investors reacted to more oil price declines and showed continued concerns about China’s economy. The S&P 500 plunged 1.31 percent to close at the 1, 990...
Leigh Palmer and Christian Marrone have joined CSRA (NYSE: CSRA) as intelligence group vice president and government relations chief, respectively. Palmer most recently served as VP of national information technology mission solutions within BAE Systems‘ intelligence and security business, CSRA said Monday. “Her experience managing ...
LMI has been awarded a $100 million Small Business Innovation Research Phase III indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support life cycle logistics and readiness sustainment efforts for the U.S. Space Force. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2026 Air and Space Summit, set for July 30 and supported by event sponsor LMI, will c...
Reed Tewell has been promoted to chief information officer at Hanwha Defense USA. Tewell, who announced the move in a LinkedIn post on Friday, is responsible for the company’s technology strategy. What Will Tewell Focus on as CIO? “I’m eager to lead our technology strategy, championing AI approaches such as agentic systems to drive...
The Washington Headquarters Services – Acquisition Directorate of the Department of Defense has started seeking proposals for a potential $510 million contract for the procurement of joint data and analytic support. Joint Data and Analytic Support Services Contract Scope According to the request for proposal posted on SAM.gov Wednesday, t...
By Cameron Chehreh, vice president and general manager of public sector at Intel Artificial intelligence has become an integral part of our daily lives, with far-reaching potential impacts on government and public services. With AI, mission teams can accelerate data analysis and make faster, more informed decisions from the front lines to city stree...
The General Services Administration’s Federal Acquisition Service has begun seeking information on a potential $100 million single-award contract to provide information technology and engineering support services to the 502d Trainer Development Squadron. The Trainer Developer II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support the...
The Defense Innovation Unit is entering a new phase and occupying a unique new role within the defense technology ecosystem. In April 2023, former Apple executive Doug Beck became DIU’s newest director, and DIU was elevated back to its historic position of reporting directly to the secretary of defense. DIU’s new chapter, dubbed “DIU 3.0,” ...
