A report by financial services company Raymond James (NYSE: RJF) shows that there were 76 mergers and acquisitions in the defense and space industry during the first quarter of 2024, a 55 percent increase from the same period the previous year and a 31 percent rise from the previous quarter. Defense and Space M&A Activity...
Aaron Bedrowsky, formerly a senior vice president at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named SVP of the intelligence and homeland security division at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business segment. He will oversee teams tasked with developing and delivering IT products and professional services to IHS agencies in his new cap...
Anna Ehrhardt, formerly chief information security officer for the Leidos Partnership for Defense Health at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has joined General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology unit as vice president of digital transformation strategy for the federal health sector. Ehrhardt, who announced the move in a LinkedIn post, has over a ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded eight companies contract options worth $1.86 billion combined to continue providing professional management and technical services in support of the military branch’s cyberspace operation systems and capabilities. The award exercises the second option year of a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantit...
Rancher Government Solutions CEO Paul Smith recently accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award during a meeting with Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, who founded the esteemed recognition. The coveted Wash100 Award is the most sought after recognition for government contracting industry executives. To choose its winners, Wash100 carefully examines the i...
Darrell Graddy, formerly chief operating officer of Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) U.K. business arm, has been appointed chief strategy officer at Boston Government Services. He brings to the role nearly four decades of government contracting industry experience in program management, business development, capture strategy, strategy development and stra...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded basic ordering agreements to 37 companies as part of the second pool of the STRATUS program for cloud integration and development support services. USDA issued a request for quotes in late September and received 122 quotes for STRATUS Cloud BOA Pool 2, according to a special notice published...
Hai Nguyen, formerly director of procurement at BlueHalo, was elevated to the role of vice president of procurement at the Arlington, Virginia-based provider of capabilities in space, counter unmanned aerial systems and autonomous systems, electronic warfare and cyber and artificial intelligence/machine learning. He announced his promotion via Linke...
The security of our supply chain has become top-of-mind for government officials, especially since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. And for companies that deal with hardware procurement, supply chain security is more important than ever, as threats in this area continue to rise. Jennifer Kauffman, chief operating officer at CyberCore Technologies...
The Department of Energy has awarded 14 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $900 million follow-on contract to support the development, management, maintenance and operation of energy data collection programs and systems. The fifth iteration of the Energy Information Administration Omnibus Procurement vehicle also covers the development, mai...
