Northrop Grumman has appointed Greg Simer as chief technology officer and Chantal Sice-Sweger as vice president of supply chain for its defense sector. Simer and Sice-Sweger confirmed their new roles in separate LinkedIn posts on Monday. Greg Simer Named Chief Technology Officer Simer is a longtime Northrop Grumman leader who previously served...
TransDigm Group has officially closed its $765 million cash acquisition of the Simmonds Precision Products business from RTX, further strengthening its position in the aerospace and defense industry. The Cleveland, Ohio-based aircraft components manufacturer said Monday the transaction, initially announced on June 30, includes certain...
SAIC has agreed to acquire SilverEdge Government Solutions from private equity firm Godspeed Capital for $205 million in cash to advance its strategy of delivering commercial-grade technology platforms to customers in support of national security missions. Reston, Virginia-based SAIC said Monday it expects the transaction to close in the third quart...
The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to recompete a major information technology services contract valued at more than $100 million to support its Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. The forthcoming solicitation, titled Information Systems Division Professional Services, is expected to be released on March 30, 2026, with an awa...
Parsons has appointed Cindy Murphy, a GovCon industry executive, as senior vice president of business development for high consequence missions. In a LinkedIn post announcing her move to Parsons, Murphy said her position is “focused on driving growth that directly impacts the mission.” “Scaling exquisite products, technologies, and...
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection has awarded six companies positions on the potential five-year, $900 million follow-on Enterprise Business Management Support Services, or EBMSS 2.0, blanket purchase agreement for enterprise business and IT support. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Homeland Security Summit will bring together top governm...
IT services provider DecisionPoint has named Stephen Erickson, a technology industry veteran, chief technology officer. Erickson announced his move to the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based company in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. DecisionPoint is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that provides IT modernization, cybersecurity, data ser...
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...
Travis Hite, vice president of innovation at Astrion, has assumed additional responsibilities as chief data officer at the defense and space technology company. Hite announced his new role at Astrion in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. Advancing Astrion’s Unified Approach to Data & Digital Transformation “This new role builds on th...
Kunal Mehra has been named CEO of Scientific Systems, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered autonomy for defense applications. The Burlington, Massachusetts-based company said Tuesday Kunal will succeed his father, Raman Mehra, who founded Scientific Systems over thirty years ago. Raman is retiring after decades of...
