John Zangardi, formerly president of Redhorse, has transitioned to the role of CEO as part of the company’s growth-focused organizational changes supported by a minority investment from Blue Delta Capital Partners. Redhorse said Monday the private equity firm’s recent investment also backs the appointment of a chief financial officer and...
Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) and a previous Wash100 awardee, has been appointed chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association’s board of governors for 2022. He will also serve on the association’s executive committee along with Spirit AeroSystems President and CEO Tom Gentile, who is set...
Leidos‘ Dynetics subsidiary has won a $478.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop a thermal protection system intended to protect surface-to-surface hypersonic missiles from intense heat during flight. Dynetics will build the Hypersonic Thermal Protection System prototype and help the military branch conduct materials research, inspe...
Sam Gordy, a former IBM (NYSE: IBM) executive and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been named chief operating officer and president of the federal division at artificial intelligence company BigBear.ai. In his new capacity, Gordy will be responsible for overseeing BigBear.ai’s day-to-day operations and driving its growth in the federal market, ...
Joseph Baweja, former vice president of program management and public health account executive at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named business development director for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC). Baweja said in a LinkedIn post that his career at SAIC began in 1993 and he remain...
Baird is scheduled to hold its Government and Defense Conference on Nov. 17, a hybrid in-person and virtual event that will feature presentations from the GovCon community. The annual conference involves discussions of industry trends and market outlook and offers a networking opportunity for leaders from the worlds of business and government. Prese...
Potomac Officers Club hosted its 7th Annual Intel Summit on Thursday to foster discussion between distinguished government and industry leaders on the current priorities, threats and strategies across the constantly evolving intelligence community landscape. After a keynote address delivered by DIA Director LTG Scott Berrier, the moderator for the...
Nine companies were awarded spots on a potential $93 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy for tactical threat systems support services needed to enhance the lethality and survivability of naval aircrew. Alion Science and Technology, Amentum, Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), Leidos‘ (NYSE: LDOS) Dynetics s...
Dynetics, a subsidiary of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has won a $237.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop launcher and interceptor prototypes for a ground-based weapon system intended to engage aerial threats such as subsonic cruise missiles and unmanned aircraft systems. Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics will provide 16 launchers and 60 inter...
NASA has awarded $146 million in contracts to five companies to develop lunar lander design concepts, perform risk reduction activities and offer feedback to inform requirements for a future solicitation on industry capabilities that could help facilitate regular manned missions to the moon under the space agency’s Artemis program. Blue Origin, Le...
