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...
Stacey Page, a federal technology industry veteran, has joined Applied Insight as president and chief growth officer. She has over 30 years of experience in federal tech development in support of national security clients and will oversee program execution and growth initiatives at Applied Insight, the company said Thursday. Applied Insight CEO Aman...
Government contractors came from private companies that manufacture goods and services for government establishments. This group of people is like government organizations that come in different shapes and sizes. A group of government contracting companies is hired by the government when their contracts win through bidding. U.S Government contracts ...
Cerner (Nasdaq: CERN) has received an 18-month, $134.1 million task order to deploy the company’s electronic health record platform at additional Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers, FedHealth IT reported Thursday. VA initially obligated $113 million for EHR Modernization Wave G deployment work. The health technology provider secure...
