Herbert œHawk Carlisle, a retired Air Force general, has been appointed president and CEO of the National Defense Industrial Association in a move that will take effect in June. Carlisle will succeed Craig McKinley, who announced plans in August 2016 to retire after a two-year term as NDIA™s president and CEO. œHawk is a seasoned...
Weekly Roundup March 13 – March 17 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been a busy week for the Trump administration, with further federal budget alterations, official appointments and executive orders. The changes implemented by President Trump a...
Rick Lemaster, business development director at Boeing Military Aircraft, discusses the company’s partnership with Leonardo DRS to bid a military version of the AgustaWestland AH-149 helicopter — dubbed the MH-149 — for the US Air Force competition to replace the UH-1N Huey nuclear support aircraft with Defense & Aerospace Repo...
Mike LeFever, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral and co-founder of Invictus Advisors, has joined Iomaxis as chief operating officer of the Fredericksburg, Virginia-based technology and engineering services contractor. Iomaxis said Tuesday LeFever will help scale the company’ national footprint and operational capacities ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 14, 2017 ” Rick Lober, vice president and general manager of defense and intelligence systems at Hughes Network Systems, has said commercial satellite operators have expressed some concern over the schedule backlog in the launch of military communications satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. National Defense Magazi...
Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) will provide weapons and computer systems information technology services to support the operations of the U.S. Air Force‘s 53rd Wing under a potential $204.9 million task order. The company said Tuesday the task order covers work at the Eglin, Nellis, Creech, Tyndall and Lackland Air Force b...
Constellis has agreed to buy Centerra Group and its subsidiaries from an Alvarez & Marsal Capital affiliate for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand Constellis™ U.S. footprint and build up its relationships with government customers in the risk management sector. Both companies expect to complete the transaction in the second quarter...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 13, 2017 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) will provide planning, coordination and other support services for the U.S. Strategic Command‘s Human Space Flight Support program and NASA‘s Commercial Crew Program and Orion program under an $8.7 million U.S. Air Force contract, ExecutiveBiz reporte...
Universities Space Research Association has secured a potential 18-year, $514 million hybrid contract from NASA to provide science and mission operations support for the space agency’s airborne astronomical observatory. NASA said Saturday the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy program support contract has...
Shareholders at Rockwell Collins (NYSE: COL) and airline cabin equipment supplier B/E Aerospace (Nasdaq: BEAV) have approved a deal originally announced in October for Rockwell Collins to purchase B/E Aerospace for approximately $6.4 billion in cash and stock. The transaction was backed by more than 99 percent of Rockwell Collins...
