U.S. Special Operations Command has asked industry for feedback on a draft solicitation for a potential $150 million contract for professional services in support of daily business activities of Special Operations Forces across all mission areas. USSOCOM will hold an industry day for the SOF Enterprise Professional Services program on Dec. 2, accord...
Dan Lohrmann, former chief security officer for the state of Michigan, has been appointed field chief information security officer for the public sector business at digital services provider Presidio. In his new capacity, Lohrmann will work with clients in the state and local government and education sectors to help them develop infrastructure cyber...
John Song, managing director for Baird and 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, opened the long-awaited 2021 Government & Defense Conference on Wednesday with a look into the company’s success over the past year since the company’s last conference, its growth and influence in the sector, which includes some of the biggest deals and acquisitions acr...
Mike Aldinger, a 22-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Technical Solutions division to serve as vice president of live, virtual, constructive training products. In his new position, Aldinger will focus on HII’s engagement and growth efforts related to its LVC offerings for ...
Six small businesses have won spots on a five-year, $499 million contract to support construction projects within Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command‘s Hawaii area of responsibility. NAVFAC received 14 proposals for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive bidding process on SAM.gov and wi...
Joseph Early, former chief digital and data officer at the Department Defense’s F-35 Joint Program Office, has joined Cornerstone Defense as deputy chief technology officer. The former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander will work with the company’s leadership and technical teams in efforts to bring differentiated platforms to the government...
A team of Babcock International Group, Elbit Systems’ U.K. subsidiary and QinetiQ has received a potential 13-year, $133.8 million contract to design, produce and deliver electronic warfare systems to the U.K. naval force. The industry team will integrate, support and update the Royal Navy’s sensor systems, radar electronic support measures and ...
Scot Wilson, technical solutions architect at Forward Networks, said agencies seeking to get better insights into operations and security of multicloud environments should implement a network digital twin. “A digital twin can supply that single source of truth and ensure that applications are readable across clouds and on-premises systems and that...
Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory has secured a $225 million sole-source contract to perform research, development and engineering work for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. APL will receive task orders under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to help DARPA turn scientific and technical theori...
Lauren Knausenberger, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force, was presented her first Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 membership dinner. This marks the first time that Knausenberger has received the most prestigious and celebrated award in all of government contracting (GovCon). In th...
