The Department of Defense continues to issue accelerated payments meant to help defense contractors withstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even after the White House declared the health crisis over, Bloomberg reported Monday. In March 2020, DOD issued a memo that increases the progress payment rates for large businesses from 80 percent to 90...
In recent years, the U.S. intelligence landscape has seen a clear shift away from counterterrorism and a pivot toward “hard target” adversaries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. Within the intelligence community, this shift has spurred a reevaluation of intelligence tradecraft, a more concentrated focus on technology and an increased rel...
AT&T (NYSE: T) has secured a potential 11-year, $119 million task order to help the U.S. Customs and Border Protection update voice and data networks that support wireless connectivity for law enforcement personnel. CBP will receive audio conferencing systems and various services such as managed network and security, cloud connectivity and virtu...
Centerpoint, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gunnison Consulting Group, will deliver information technology security support services to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under a potential five-year, $25.5 million contract. Gunnison CEO Gil Dussek said in a statement released Thursday the award has been the second contract secured by Centerp...
Modernization and digital transformation are linchpins of today’s GovCon landscape. As new technologies emerge, existing ones evolve and missions shift, the public sector is looking to industry more and more to help bring the U.S. government into the modern era and poise our military forces for technological dominance. Firms like Client Solut...
David Bradley, program director at General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business since June 2021, has been promoted to a vice president position within the same unit. The 34-year industry veteran will be responsible for strategy and business development functions related to GDMS’ space and intelligence systems portfolio, accordin...
Shawn Purvis, president and CEO of QinetiQ Group’s U.S. subsidiary, accepted her 2022 Wash100 Award, the most significant award of consequence to the government contracting community, during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson to the company’s office in Lorton, VA. “Shawn Purvis has distinguished herself through a leaders...
David Lewis, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and a previous Wash100 awardee, has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as senior vice president responsible for the company’s maritime portfolio. He will oversee efforts to improve Leidos’ maritime capabilities and pursue strategic programs meant to achieve organic growth across the company’s maritime divi...
Karen Dahut, president of Booz Allen Hamilton‘s (NYSE: BAH) global defense business, has been hired by Google to lead a subsidiary that aims to help U.S. government customers build applications and update systems with cloud technology. The more-than-three-decade industry veteran will assume her new position Oct. 31, when she officially retires...
Cognosante has been awarded a potential five-year, $217 million contract to continue providing support services for a Department of Veterans Affairs system used to manage referral and authorization processes for community care services. The award, which has one base year plus four option years, is the third VA contract for the Community Care Referra...
