Four companies have been selected to provide mission support services for the U.S. Army’s Futures and Concepts Center through a potential five-year, $240 million contract. The Army Field Directorate Office in Virginia received 15 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online solicitation, the Department of Defense said Monday. Contracto...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson presented the fifth overall Wash100 Award, the most prestigious and sought-after award in all of government contracting (GovCon), to Stu Shea, chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, during a recent visit to the company’s office. For his 2021 Wash100 Award, Shea was recognized for his leadership in Peratonâ...
Last week, ExecutiveBiz released its latest Executive Spotlight interview featuring both John Goodman, chief executive for Accenture Federal Services (AFS), and Novetta CEO Tiffanny Gates, who are both recent 2021 Wash100 Award recipients, following the news that AFS will be acquiring Novetta. Gates and Goodman discussed the background behind the ac...
Executive Mosaic is honored to announce that Todd Probert, president of National Security and Innovative Solutions (NSIS) for CACI International, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for his leadership and vision to advance military capabilities for the modern-day warfighter as well as drive technical capabilities to protect and inno...
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is looking for potential sources that can provide assistance for AI development efforts across the Department of Defense. The U.S. Army Materiel Command said in a request for proposals posted Wednesday that the Data Readiness for AI Development basic ordering agreement covers data preparation and related serv...
RENK, a Germany-based maker of automatic transmissions and gear units for military vehicles, has agreed to acquire Combat Propulsion Systems and Magnet-Motor businesses of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for an undisclosed sum to create a combat mobility platforms developer with key operations in the U.S. and Europe. RENK said Monday it expec...
David Young, former vice president of advanced program development at Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) space segment, has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as chief technology officer. He will coordinate with four operating divisions within CAES to implement a technical strategic roadmap, introduce research and prototyping efforts, spea...
Sean Daily, former vice president of finance and business operations at Lockheed Martin's (LMT: NYSE) space segment, has joined Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions as chief financial officer. CAES said Monday that Daily will also join the board of directors of the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace and defense electronics provider....
GovConWire’s Air Force: IT Plans and Priorities Forum will feature Lauren Knausenberger, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Air Force, as the keynote speaker. During her address, she will discuss how the industry can progress the latest initiative across the Air Force. “IT is the foundation on which we do everything else,” Knausenber...
The Hon. Kevin Fahey, assistant secretary for acquisition at the Department of Defense, delivered the opening keynote address during GovConWire’s Defense Digital Acquisition and Modernization Forum on December 1st. Vince Vlasho, Managing Director, Defense & Intelligence with Accenture Federal Services (AFS), introduced Fahey and moderated his ...
