Coastal Pacific Food Distributors secured a five-year, $871 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support Subsistence to support warfighters in the Indo-Pacific Command. DLA said Friday the Stockton, California-based company will support U.S. military personnel stationed in Australia, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and Die...
JPMorganChase has launched a 10-year, $1.5 trillion initiative to invest in industries deemed critical to the country’s defense, infrastructure and technological advancement as part of efforts to strengthen U.S. economic and national security. The financial services firm said Monday the Security and Resiliency Initiative will make direct equity an...
The Federal Enforcement Homeland Security Foundation, or FEHSF, is set to honor three distinguished leaders — Michael Chertoff, Sean Plankey and Srini Attili — at the 2025 Ridge Awards Gala on Oct. 14 in New York City. The annual Ridge Awards Gala brings together leaders from government and industry to celebrate individuals whose leadership, vis...
Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology, has accepted her 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson, marking her eighth consecutive recognition as one of the most influential leaders in the government contracting sector. Gilliland’s latest Wash100 win honors her exceptional leadership and strate...
Ron Craig, a government contracting industry veteran, has joined Parsons as vice president and space systems architect. He confirmed his new role in a LinkedIn post Sunday. In his new role, he will lead the company’s efforts to drive innovation, develop and execute growth strategies, and pursue and capture new business opportunities in new markets...
Sigma Defense Systems has finalized the acquisition of Aries Defense, a defense technology company specializing in tactical video and sensor integration for unmanned aerial vehicles and unattended sensors. Integrating Edge ISR Into Olympus Ecosystem Sigma Defense said Monday the acquisition aims to bolster its ISR and CJADC2 capabilities a...
A report from Elsevier shows that research funders are facing significant gaps between their stated priorities and the implementation of such priorities, particularly in aligning funding with societal impact. The report titled “The Evolving Research Funding Landscape” was based on a global survey of 150 research funders and government le...
Maritime systems provider Trident Maritime Systems, a portfolio company of J.F. Lehman & Co., has announced the sale of Trident Maritime Systems UK and its subsidiaries, including Aeronautical & General Instruments, to DC Capital Partners. Focus on US Naval Programs The transaction will allow the company to focus on its core U.S. defen...
By Chuck Brooks, president of Brooks Consulting International The technological frontier is advancing at a breathtaking pace. We are in the early stages of a digital revolution where technologies once confined to science fiction—AI, quantum computing and the Internet of Things, or IoT,—are converging, remaking our world at a global scale. T...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a contract to Palantir Technologies to provide the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, or NCVAS, Platform. The award is valued at $385.4 million, according to a notice posted on SAM.gov posted Thursday. The VA’s Technology Acquisition Center serves as the contracting ac...
