The U.S. Air Force is enacting major digital transformation initiatives in an attempt to streamline and optimize its acquisition process. Such as incorporating digital engineering, agile software development and open system architectures that will provide better access to emerging technology, reduce acquisition timelines. During Potomac Officers Clu...
Germany is set to initiate a foreign military sales process with the U.S. government to buy five Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) maritime surveillance planes for approximately $1.3 billion. The German defense ministry said Thursday it chose the P-8A Poseidon aircraft platform to address a capability gap that arose following the completion of its P-3C Orion ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, July 2, 2021 — Noblis has been featured on a list of the “Top Workplaces” in the Washington, D.C., area for the eighth consecutive year and ranked 14th under the category for large organizations, ExecutiveBiz reported June 22. Debbie Drake, vice president and chief people officer at Noblis, said the recognition is...
Client Solution Architects, a provider of digital transformation services to the Department of Defense and other federal government clients, has purchased Capstone for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to expand its portfolio and footprint in the federal information technology services market. CSA said Thursday the combined company is expected t...
Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos, received his 2021 Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson on Monday. With this year’s honor, Krone has received his eighth consecutive Wash100 Award, the most in the award’s highly prestigious history. As the only GovCon exe...
Jeffrey Huth, vice president of TransUnion Public Sector, acted as moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’s Trusted Workforce Forum on June 30th. The following panelist discussed private partnership in the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning, featuring Heather Green of Defense Counterintelli...
PAE‘s (Nasdaq: PAE) applied technologies unit has secured a potential $402 million contract to help NASA operate and maintain the Johnson Space Center in Houston. NASA said Wednesday the company will also support Johnson engineering and construction projects and provide management support to the Sonny Carter Training Facility and Ellington Fie...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) has received a $328.16 million contract to manufacture lot 21 of updated AIM-9X Sidewinder multimission missiles for U.S. and foreign military customers. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the three-year contract from Naval Air Systems Command covers the production of Block II all up round tactical and air tra...
The proposed combination of Santa Clara, California-based in-space transportation services provider Momentus and Stable Road Acquisition (Nasdaq: SRAC), a special purpose acquisition company, is now valued at approximately $700 million under an amended merger agreement that reflects changes in Momentus’ launch schedule. Momentus said Wednesday its...
On June 29, ExecutiveBiz released its Q&A with Brian O’Donnell, vice president of Cybersecurity Solutions at Carahsoft. The executive discussed the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, which is meant to improve the overall cybersecurity posture of the defense industrial base and supply chain, and talked about the path to compliance for ...
