Eqlipse Technologies, a portfolio company of private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners, has acquired scientific research and technology development company UES for an undisclosed sum. Dayton, Ohio-headquartered UES provides support to defense and intelligence community customers, such as the Air Force Research Laboratory, investment banking fir...
Each year, the federal government allocates substantial funding toward defense and security contracts. Government agencies, such as the Department of Defense and the US Armed Forces, tap into the expertise of multiple companies dedicated to developing and providing cutting-edge solutions for defense and warfare initiatives across various domains, su...
Zain Ahmed, senior vice president for the public sector and East Enterprise region at Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN), has been promoted to SVP for the North America Enterprise region at the telecommunications company, GovCon Wire has learned. In his previous role, he led a team of technical professionals responsible for delivering information techn...
Amentum has won a potential six-year, $946.6 million contract to provide life cycle support services for the U.S. Army’s fixed-wing aircraft fleet used in transport missions. The award primarily covers support for C-12, C-26, T-6 and UC-35 aircraft platforms, according to an award notice published Saturday. Life cycle services include aviation...
The Swift Group, a Reston, Virginia-based IT services provider, has acquired OPS Consulting for an undisclosed sum to expand technology offerings for the Department of Defense and the intelligence community. Holton Yost, president and CEO of Swift, said in a statement released Thursday the acquisition will help the company to execute its long-term g...
Linda Zecher, chairman of technology investment firm C5 Capital and a former executive at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has been appointed CEO of IronNet (NYSE: IRNT). She succeeds former IronNet CEO Keith Alexander, who will transition to the role of non-executive chairman, in a move resulting from the cybersecurity company’s take-private deal wi...
Eleven small businesses have won spots on a five-year, $95 million contract vehicle for program management and industrial engineering consulting services to the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs, according to award notices posted Wednesday on SAM.gov. The PMIECS indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract is reserved f...
Helen Soln, former vice president of proposal operations at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has taken on the same role at cyber and signals intelligence engineering company Eqlipse Technologies. She will build, manage and expand Eqlipse’s proposal development center and help identify new business opportunities in the defense and intelligence sectors, the...
Guided by Secretary Frank Kendall’s Seven Operational Imperatives – space order of battle, operationally focused advanced battle management systems, moving target engagement, tactical air dominance, resilient basing, global strike and readiness to deploy and fight – the U.S. Department of the Air Force is preparing to launch a number...
The U.S. Navy has issued a sources sought notice seeking information on commercially available large diameter unmanned undersea vehicles that could be deployed as early as fiscal year 2024, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. The service’s move seeks to comply with the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which directs the Nav...
