BWX Technologies has appointed Howard Markle, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral, as vice president and general manager of the company’s Nuclear Operations Group-Lynchburg facility. BWXT said Friday Markle succeeds Jim Bittner, who transitioned to the role of operations and programs optimization for the company’s technical services group s...
CACI International, an IT and services company, has booked a potential $226 million task order for a range of support services to enhance the capabilities of the U.S. Southern Command Operations. The company said Thursday it will leverage its know-how of systems, processes and partnerships to boost USSOUTHCOM’s capabilities under the five...
West Valley Cleanup Alliance, a recently established limited liability company, has secured a potential $3 billion indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management to perform cleanup operations at the West Valley Demonstration Project site in western New York. The EM said Thur...
Travis Tyler, an executive with almost two decades of industry experience, has been named senior vice president for defense and special missions at Textron Aviation. He will also serve as the president and CEO of Textron Aviation Defense starting Nov.4. Textron Aviation said Wednesday Tyler, who has returned to the company, will spearhead the d...
Leidos was awarded a $93 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps forces with weapon systems support. The company said Wednesday the Technical Assistance for Repairables Processing contract from the Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center has a one year base period of performance and four one-year options and one six-mo...
The State Department has cleared Argentina’s foreign military sale request for F-16 Aircraft equipment and support worth an estimated $941 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday Lockheed Martin will be the principal contractor for the potential deal, which will cover the delivery of missiles, bombs and ...
The Department of Homeland Security is making moves to adapt to the changing homeland security landscape. Agencies across the department have updated their strategic plans to reflect the demands of this technology-driven era of competition. While agency-specific strategies may differ slightly, an emphasis on partnerships has emerged as a common thre...
ManTech has received a U.S. Air Force contract worth approximately $98 million to provide services for the processing and analysis of a wide range of environmental samples containing nuclear-related materials. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will support the Air Force Tech...
Graphika CEO Guyte McCord said government agencies that intend to understand online events, quickly identify threats and take action should recognize the key role of open source intelligence or OSINT tools and how such technologies could help them. “Leaders in national security are realizing they perhaps relied too heavily on classified intelligen...
Katie Schroth has been appointed vice president of air and space forces center within the national security sector at MITRE. The McLean, Virginia-based organization said Monday Schroth will develop strategies and establish priorities necessary for MITRE to deliver technical capabilities to support the Department of the Air Force mission ob...
