Elvert “El” Gardner, a retired colonel who previously served as director of space strategy and policy at the U.S. Space Force, has moved to the industry and joined Aperio Global as vice president of space operations. One of Gardner’s focus areas in his new role is growing the space sector influence of Aperio Global to...
The ever-increasing pace of technological advancement has put pressure on the Department of Defense to ramp up its exploration of 5G, a technology that plays a major role in today’s digitally-driven battlefield. At the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 5G Forum on May 22, you will have the opportunity to hear elite public and private sector experts...
Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH) will provide the Environmental Protection Agency with artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics capabilities through its spot on the potential seven-year, $431 million Scientific Modeling, Application, Visualization, Computational Science, Software and Statistical Support blanket purchase agreement....
Sam Maness, managing director of Raymond James’ Defense and Government Services group, recently accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award during a meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who founded the accolade. Wash100 annually highlights executives in the government contracting industry who have demonstrated exceptional leadership. Recipients...
LMI will provide data analysis and technical support services to NASA headquarters, directorates and installations under a potential five-year, $115 million blanket purchase agreement. The company said Tuesday it will use its RAPTR model-based system engineering simulation and analysis toolkit to engineer and deliver technologies designed to help op...
The Department of Defense’s effort to field thousands of autonomous drones has reached a major execution milestone. The Army’s Switchblade-600 loitering munition, built by AeroVironment, has been selected for accelerated fielding under the first tranche of the Replicator program, the DOD said in a release on Monday. The Army’s acquisition hea...
Chad Ho, a veteran legal professional at publicly traded companies, will assume the position of executive vice president and chief legal officer at Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) in June. He will succeed Stacey Goff, a 26-year Lumen executive who has led legal and public policy functions, the technology company said Monday. After Ho’s appoint...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index started May with a modest gain and stayed positive in the subsequent two sessions. On Friday, the index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, advanced 0.58% to $4,923.43 for a 0.89% week-on-week gain. Major US stock indexes ended strong on weaker jobs data, leading to weekly gain...
Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business (NYSE: LMT) will assess the potential of integrating enabling technologies into a prototype weapon system as part of a U.S. Army award with a $170.2 million ceiling value. Work under the other transaction authority agreement will occur in Grand Prairie, Texas, and several locations through F...
Christopher Calio officially assumed the CEO post at RTX (NYSE: RTX) on May 2, adding it to his president post and succeeding Gregory Hayes, who will continue to serve as the defense contractor’s executive chairman. In a statement published Thursday, Calio said that he underscored during the 2024 Annual Shareowners Meeting the opportunity for ...
