Merlin has agreed to merge with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. I, a special purpose acquisition company backed by Inflection Point Asset Management, in a transaction that would take the autonomous flight technology company public. In a joint release published Thursday, the companies said the boards of directors of Merlin and Bleichroeder have unanim...
Sigma Defense Systems has appointed Stephanie Tharp, most recently senior adviser at Naval Information Warfare Systems Command, as vice president of programs for its Innovative Mission Solutions, or IMS, division. In this capacity, Tharp will lead the implementation of defense programs and strategic growth initiatives to help expand Sigma Defense...
The U.S. Space Force has awarded five companies positions on the Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Global, or PTS-G, contract, which has a ceiling value of approximately $4 billion. According to award notices published Tuesday on SAM.gov, the awardees are Astranis Space Technologies, Boeing, Intelsat General Communications, Northrop Grumma...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson has presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to David Zolet, CEO of Astrion. The award marks the fifth time that Zolet has been selected as one of the 100 most impactful and influential leaders in government and the government contracting industry. Zolet is a long-time GovCon leader who has held executive...
Chad Quill has assumed new responsibilities as vice president of growth for the cyber mission sector at Peraton. The business development and capture leader confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Monday. “I’m excited to take on this new challenge and drive the company’s efforts to win and execute business,” he wrote. ̶...
The Center for Strategic and International Studies will announce today the appointment of Jerry McGinn, a GovCon thought leader and a three-time Wash100 awardee, as the inaugural director of the Center for the Industrial Base, formerly the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group. Leading the CSIS Center for the Industrial Base According to a press rele...
The Department of the Army’s Joint Munitions Command has awarded General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems a potential $464.6 million contract to produce 120mm M865A1 tank training ammunition. The DAF announced the award through a SAM.gov notice posted Monday. According to the award notice, the Saint Petersburg, Florida-based co...
Chugach Government Solutions, or CGS, has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Ken Ackerman as vice president of human resources and Isaac Fawehinmi as vice president, controller. Virginia Robinson, interim president of CGS, said in a statement Tuesday that Ackerman and Fawehinmi bring to the company “a strong combi...
IT modernization and digital services company ITC Federal has appointed Krista McKendree, a retired U.S. Marine Corps veteran, as vice president of business development for the Department of Defense. The Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Thursday McKendree will help ITC expand into the defense market by leading efforts to capture mission-aligned ...
Cherokee Federal has named Andrew DelFavero as vice president of capture management. DelFavero announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Sunday. Who Is Andrew DelFavero? DelFavero has two decades of industry experience in business development, capture strategy and program and project management. He joined Cherokee Federal from QinetiQ Group...
