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...
Chugach Government Solutions has appointed seasoned operations executive Laine Klein as president, effective Aug. 4. In her new role, she will lead the company’s federal government contracting operations, encompassing facilities management, technology, construction and education services worldwide. Klein succeeds Virginia Robinson, who will co...
The Army Materiel Command has tapped Northrop Grumman to manufacture more 120mm M1002 tank training ammunition. The company secured a new order under a firm-fixed-price contract valued at up to $354.9 million, according to an award notice posted on SAM.gov. Details of Northrop’s Ammo Manufacturing Contract From Army The r...
ByKevin Plexico, senior vice president of information solutions at Deltek A more unstable federal government contracting environment, and an increased need for cost management and adapting strategy to new priorities, are just a few of the challenges that businesses involved in public sector sales are facing. These challenges — and the initiatives...
“The U.S. Space Force has awarded Astrion’s Axient subsidiary a position on the second iteration of the Space Test Experiments, or STEP, program to design and field emerging technology experiments in orbit. Astrion said Wednesday Axient and 11 other awardees will compete for task orders under the 10-year, $237 million STEP 2.0 contr...
Marc Shepard, a more than two-decade General Dynamics Land Systems veteran, has joined Rafael Systems Global Sustainment as vice president and general manager. New Michigan Office RSGS said Thursday Shepard will oversee the new office in Sterling Heights, Michigan, to help meet the needs of defense, government and industry customers. “We’...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson has visited John ‘JD’ Parkes, CEO, co-founder and board member at Parry Labs, to personally present him with the 2025 Wash100 Award. Founded in 2104 by Garrettson, the Wash100 Award spotlights the most influential government and government contracting executives each year. The award...
The Department of State has approved the Kuwaiti government’s $325 million Foreign Military Sale request to procure sustainment support and related equipment for the legacy M1A2 and new M1A2K Abrams main battle tank systems. The proposed FMS includes repair parts, spare parts, replacement materials and other related elements of logistics and p...
