The U.S. Air Force has awarded 67 companies positions on a potential nine-year, $975 million contract to help the Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office optimize the operational readiness of deployed weapon systems. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the 771st Enterprise Sourcing Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio received 68 offers...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2024 sales climb 7 percent to $10.2 billion, up from $9.6 billion during the prior-year period, and attributed the growth to strong demand for the company’s products and services. The Falls Church, Virginia-based aerospace and defense contractor said Thursday Q2 net awards totaled $15....
Client Solution Architects has appointed Jeremy Ross, a business development and capture management leader, as chief growth officer. “I look forward to leveraging the power of technology in providing cutting edge IT modernization, cyber security, training and digital solutions,” Ross said in a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. He brings t...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $1.46 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for nine E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and related support. The Department of Defense said Friday the award covers four aircraft for the Navy and five for Japan, and is expected to wrap up by March 2029. In March 2023, the...
Digital services company Lithe Solutions has appointed Ravi Gourineni, an information technology executive, as chief operating officer. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, the company said Gourineni will oversee growth initiatives and help ensure the delivery of innovative platforms to clients. “[Gourineni’s] expertise in agile develop...
Angela Ambrose, former vice president of government relations and communications/marketing at General Motors‘ (NYSE: GM) defense business arm, was named VP of government operations at Oshkosh (NYSE: OSK). The defense vehicle and equipment manufacturer said Monday Ambrose, who has over two decades of experience in legislative and executive bran...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recovered from its weak start in July. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, had substantial gains in three of five trading sessions, ending 0.58% higher to $4,982.68. Also, the 2.11% week-on-week advance was GCI’s second-strongest weekly gain in 2024. Wall Street had a...
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has added Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies to the vendor pool of launch providers as part of the second on-ramping process to the fourth iteration of the Orbital Services Program. SSC said Wednesday OSP-4 is a potential $986 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with an or...
Amaan Sattar has transitioned to the role of vice president of program management excellence within the integrated mission systems segment at L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), according to his LinkedIn post. “In this role, I’ll be responsible for ensuring effective program execution across the portfolio and for leading all program manag...
Alfred Gonzalez, most recently director of cybersecurity at Cubic’s digital intelligence division, has taken on the role of chief information security officer at Ultra Intelligence & Communications. He announced his move to Ultra I&C in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. In his new role, Gonzalez will oversee the company’s product deve...
