Brian Wood, a more than 20-year DCS veteran, has been named vice president and division manager of the robotic systems division at the Alexandria, Virginia-based professional services provider. Wood will be responsible for overseeing the development of robotic systems, command and control and autonomous architecture and safety programs for the Groun...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded six companies positions on a potential one-year, $988 million contract to provide human performance support services for multiple customers across the service branch and the Department of Defense. The Air Combat Command’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center at Joint Base Langley Eustis in Virginia is th...
Avion Solutions has acquired Synectic Research & Analysis, a technology-based company that offers test planning and analysis services for space and missile defense programs. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Avion Solutions said Friday SRA’s capabilities align with its existing portfolio of offerings, enabling seam...
Joint Technical Solutions, a joint venture between Astrion and AI Signal Research Inc., has secured a five-year, $910 million contract to provide test and engineering services for the U.S. Army’s Redstone Test Center. JTS will provide test and evaluation support in areas such as missile and aviation to ensure the safety of new combat weapon...
DCS has promoted Jim Belcher from operations and systems engineering department manager to vice president of ground vehicle systems. The employee-owned company said Thursday that he will be the program manager for the $2.1 billion Technical Engineering Services contract it landed with the Ground Vehicle Systems Center of the U.S. Army Combat Capab...
Dallas-based investment firm CBRE Group has closed its acquisition of federal contractor J&J Worldwide Services from Arlington Capital Partners for approximately $800 million in cash as part of a push to broaden its public sector capabilities. The development came weeks after CBRE agreed to buy J&J through a transaction that includes a poten...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to name Amentum CEO John Heller as a 2024 Wash100 Award winner. Heller’s eighth win recognizes his strategic transformation of Amentum and his efforts to drive the organization’s expansion through M&A initiatives. Participate in the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition now! Cast your ten votes for John Heller a...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded 21 companies positions on a follow-on contract for professional, technical and scientific services in the fisheries domain. NOAA competed the ProTech 2.0 Fisheries Domain contract as a total small business set-aside program with 26 offers received, according to award notices published F...
A subsidiary of General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) mission systems business won a potential $116 million contract to lead the procurement of a management decision software for shipboard and shore-based maintenance activities of the U.S. Navy. Progeny Systems, which was acquired by GDMS in 2022, landed an initial one-year, $22 million cost-plus-fixed...
Communicating and sharing data rapidly is one of six operational imperatives declared by Army Secretary Christine Wormuth, a 2024 Wash100 Award winner, in March 2023. The goal is part of the Army of 2030 initiative, a broad effort to modernize the service branch. The Potomac Officers Club’s 9th Annual Army Summit in June will offer a look int...
