CFM International, a General Electric-Safran joint venture, has secured a potential $2.85 billion contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide F108 military aircraft engine supplies for the U.S. Air Force and Navy. F108 Engine Supplies Contract Scope The Department of Defense said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price, requirements-type contrac...
The Greg and Camille Baroni Center for Government Contracting research team at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business has issued an inaugural index that analyzes the federal contracting industrial base’s current structure, GovCon trends and GovCon firms’ financial performance. The Baroni Center said Tuesday the 2025...
Over the last quarter century, Horace Blackman has firmly established himself in the government contracting world, performing duties on both the public and private sides of the industry to figure out how to make the biggest impact. He’s logged time at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as Leidos, Lockheed Martin and Booz & Compan...
Eleven companies have secured spots on a potential $15 billion contract for construction services to the U.S. Air Force Civil Engineering Center. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract calls for design-build and design-bid-build services, the Department of Defense said Monday. The contractors’ work activit...
By Chris Crowder, executive vice president, GovCon, Unanet For government contractors, the federal busy season isn’t just a sprint. It’s a marathon that tests your team’s agility, discipline and readiness. With contracts flying out the door in Q3 and Q4, success depends not just on hard work, but on working smart. Here...
Tim Spadafore shared on LinkedIn Friday that LMI has appointed him senior vice president of the defense market. Spadafore said that through his career, he has worked to oversee enterprise IT modernization for federal clients and guide the transition from legacy systems to advanced software platforms. He has also worked to drive the establi...
Boeing has won a potential $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to build and produce four space vehicles for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications, or ESS, program. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic Satcom Program The company said Thursday the ESS program is the space-based component of the U.S. nuclear command, control and c...
Federal IT systems integrator B&A has acquired Hexagon US Federal’s Strategic Services and Solutions, or HS3, business unit as part of a push to expand its capabilities in delivering mission-critical technologies and support to defense, intelligence and national security agencies. Enhancing B&A’s Service Offerings for National Se...
Bonnie Patterson, a business executive with extensive experience in the aerospace industry, shared on LinkedIn Wednesday her appointment as vice president and general manager of civil space at BAE Systems. Patterson’s Career Highlights Prior to her recent promotion, Patterson was the deputy VP and GM of civil space for under a year. ...
The U.S. Army has ordered 225 trucks and 54 trailers, valued at a total of $165 million, from Oshkosh Defense. The Oshkosh Corp. business said Wednesday that it received a new order under the Family of Heavy Tactical Vehicles, or FHTV, contract awarded in August 2024. Army’s Heavy Tactical Vehicles Contract Under the contract, Oshko...
