William Maxwell, a seasoned finance executive, has been appointed chief financial officer at Highlight. The Fairfax, Virginia-based company said Wednesday that Maxwell, backed by over 25 years of experience in government contracting, has a proven track record of driving revenue growth across the IT, aerospace, defense and professional serv...
The Defense Intelligence Agency has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a potential five-year, $1.58 billion task order to provide intelligence analysis to help counter weapons of mass destruction, or CWMD. WAEDS Task Order Under the Weapons of Mass Destruction Analysis, Exploitation and Data Science Support, or WAEDS, task order, Booz Allen said Thursday i...
Lockheed Martin will serve as the principal contractor for the potential $500 million foreign military sale of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and related equipment to Bahrain. The U.S. State Department recently approved Bahrain’s FMS request, which is expected to improve the defense capabilities of the country against current and f...
The General Services Administration has issued a request for information for the next iteration of the Second Generation Information Technology, or 2GIT, blanket purchase agreement. GSA said Wednesday responses to the RFI are due Aug. 22. The agency said it will continue to work with Department of Defense agencies on the new iteration of 2GIT...
Private investment firm Arlington Capital Partners has established Neumo, a company that offers a suite of cloud-based platforms meant to help governments modernize operations and improve the quality of services and interactions with their communities. Arlington said Wednesday it formed Neumo by merging Avenu Insights & Analytics and Intellectua...
Nigeria has secured United States approval to purchase munitions, precision bombs and precision rockets, along with related equipment, for an estimated cost of $346 million. The principal contractors for this project are RTX‘s missiles and defense business, Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems. The Department of Defense is working to strengthen its...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Acquisitions and Grants Office has started seeking proposals for the Space Weather Observations – Mission Operations Services, or SWO-MOS, contract. Space Weather Observations – Mission Operations Services Contract Details According to the request for proposals posted on SA...
LMI has promoted Brian Sells, a former U.S. Army Ranger, to vice president of sensor mesh solutions. Sells shared his appointment on LinkedIn Tuesday. In his new role, Sells will lead product development, technology strategy and delivery of the company’s RFID, GPS tagging and sensor mesh technologies. He will oversee research and dev...
The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is seeking companies that can provide incident staging base, or ISB, and cross-docking operations support to enhance the delivery of resources to state, local, tribal governments and territories in case of disasters. The agency intends to award up to three indefinite-del...
V2X has agreed to acquire QinetiQ Group’s U.S. federal IT services business as part of efforts to expand its presence in the U.S. intelligence community and national security space. British defense technology company QinetiQ said Tuesday the transaction has an enterprise value of $31 million and is expected to conclude before the end of Septem...
