Textron (NYSE: TXT) has been awarded a potential $174 contract modification to produce additional landing craft air cushion vehicles for the U.S. Navy. Textron will build and deliver LCAC units 104 through 108 and related technical manuals to the service branch as part of the Ship to Shore Connector program and to exercise an option in...
Donald Renner, a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined IEM as vice president of its defense and information technology arm, where he will oversee the firm’s business in the IT and defense sectors. The global security consulting company said Wednesday Renner brings his three-decade experience in federal IT services. ...
BAE Systems Inc., the British defense contractor’s U.S. subsidiary, has won a potential four-year, $75.3 million contract to perform engineering and technical work on combat identification systems for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Monday the company will provide 1, 075, 200 man-hours of CIDS support to the Naval Air Warfare C...
General Atomics has completed its $14.6 million acquisition of aerospace and defense technical business Miltec Corp. from Ducommun (NYSE: DCO). Ducommun said Monday the sale of its Miltec businesse is one part of its strategy to reduce company debt. Miltec provides weapons and military defense systems engineering, technical and progra...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) have secured contracts worth $130.3 million combined to help reduce radar risks for the U.S. Air Force‘s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Recapitalization program. The service branch awarded $70.3 million to Northrop’s systems business and $60 mil...
Mar. 21 – Mar. 24 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson A White House-mandated cybersecurity organization created to combine knowledge and experience from the public and private sectors added a new leader this week whose background includes stops on both side...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 24, 2016 ” Fortinet (Nasdaq: FTNT) has opened a new cybersecurity training academy that will offer network security certification programs at several locations around the world, GovCon Executive reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday the Fortinet Network Security Academy will provide training through six...
Oshkosh Defense has landed a $243.8 million U.S. Army contract modification to deliver a set of light tactical vehicles and trailers as well as provide system engineering, program management and test support. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract requires 657 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, 25 trailers, 2, 977 kits, 175 test...
Ken Myers, former director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, has joined Arlington, Va.-based government logistics service contractor PAE as president of the company™s national security solutions business unit. PAE said Monday Myers will oversee the NSS unit that PAE created in 2015 from its January 2015 acquisition&nbs...
Mar. 14 – Mar. 18 2016 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson A Vienna, Virginia-based contractor that has been among the most prominent small businesses in federal contracting has started a new path in its two-decade journey from humble beginnings. Indus Corp., th...
