In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to build the Golden Dome, an integrated defense system to protect nations against ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats. The Golden Dome will be a “system of systems,” combining different capabilities to detect, track and intercept threats from an adversary...
The Missile Defense Agency has issued a second tranche of awards under its Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense contract, adding 1,086 companies to the competitive pool supporting the $151 billion SHIELD multiple-award vehicle, one of several contracting mechanisms supporting the administration’s Golden Dome missile defense ...
By Nancy Patel, General Manager of Commercial at Unison Sales presentations are designed to impress. The slides are clean, the answers are confident and the product appears to handle every situation with ease. Reality often looks different once volume increases and real cases replace samples. Teams end up working around a tool that was sup...
The Coast Guard has always been one of the United States’ most technologically advanced armed services. With missions and responsibilities that span law enforcement and search and rescue to requirements to operate across the world, the USCG ensures it has the most cutting-edge technologies to execute its unique mission sets. As part of its ambitio...
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, has accepted her 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, marking her eighth consecutive recognition as one of the most influential leaders in the government contracting sector. Gilliland’s latest Wash100 win honors her exceptional leadership and strate...
General Dynamics Information Technology has received a $1.25 billion task order to continue modernizing and securing IT systems for U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The Enterprise Mission Information Technology Services 2 award, announced in September, includes a five-month transition period followed by seven option years, GDIT said Thursday. Supporting...
General Dynamics Information Technology has secured a $1.5 billion contract to modernize enterprise IT systems for U.S. Strategic Command. The award, made in May and structured with a one-year base period and six option years, is intended to strengthen the command’s operational readiness, General Dynamics said Thursday. Enhancing Strategic Det...
McLean, Virginia-based Xcelerate Solutions has completed its acquisition of General Dynamics Information Technology’s background investigation assets. Xcelerate said Tuesday it has executed the transition of personnel, contracts and systems to ensure the continued delivery of mission support and services to customers across the Department of H...
The U.S. Navy has selected 25 companies for a multiple-award contract worth up to $1.9 billion for repair, maintenance and modernization work on nuclear-powered attack submarines. The awards support scheduled Chief of Naval Operations maintenance availabilities at the service’s four public shipyards. Scope of Work The potential eight-year, ind...
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Stephanie Tharp, most recently senior adviser at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, as vice president of programs for its Innovative Mission Solutions, or IMS, division. In this capacity, Tharp will lead the implementation of defense programs and strategic growth initiatives to help expand Sigma Defense...
