NASA has awarded Columbus Technologies and Services a potential five-year, $1.1 billion follow-on contract to provide electrical and electronic engineering support for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The agency said Wednesday the fourth iteration of the Electrical Systems Engineering Services contract, or ESES ...
Aaron Weis needs little introduction. The technology maven built a reputation through years spent as a chief information officer and business leader in the private sector at small and midsized companies, before becoming a senior advisor to the Department of Defense CIO in 2018. He had overseen technology divisions of multibillion-dollar organization...
Jennifer Walsmith, a former Northrop Grumman executive, has been named president of intelligence and cybersecurity at Amentum. The advanced engineering and innovative technology services provider said Tuesday Walsmith will supervise the team responsible for developing and delivering innovative national security, intelligence and cyber...
Marin Halper has been appointed vice president of the Department of Defense and services center at MITRE, he announced on LinkedIn Tuesday In his new role, Halper will lead efforts supporting the National Security Engineering Center within the company’s national security sector. He will supervise a workforce tasked with addressing ch...
The U.S. government and its contractors are keenly focused on getting ahead of potentially devastating threats posed by polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, and by outdated critical infrastructure. Susannah Kerr, senior vice president and general manager of federal and environmental solutions at Jacobs, spoke with GovCon Wire about how the com...
The Department of Defense aims to transform the battlefield with advanced autonomous systems through its ambitious and potentially game-changing Replicator initiative. This program seeks to rapidly develop and deploy thousands of low-cost, expendable drones and robotic systems to stay ahead of global competition and achieve technological superiority...
Paul Dillahay, a five-time Wash100 Award winner, has been named CEO of Lentech while Stefany Herbert has been elevated from vice president of corporate operations to chief financial officer, as part of a series of leadership team changes that took effect Jan. 1. The information technology, engineering and technical services provi...
Constellis has named industry veteran Noah Teates as chief strategy officer. In this capacity, Teates will oversee proposals, business development and marketing initiatives in support of the company’s long-term goals and strategic vision, the Herndon, Virginia-based security and mission support services provider said Monday. “Noah earned a reput...
A new McAleese & Associates report shows that a continuing resolution, or CR, that will fund federal government operations through March 14 includes $110 billion in funding for disaster relief efforts. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, said 31 percent of the total disaster supplemental budget wil...
BWX Technologies has completed its purchase of L3Harris Technologies business Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee, or AOT, for $100 million. BWXT said Monday it will operate the acquired AOT business as part of its government operations segment. “The addition of A.O.T. to BWXT’s Nuclear Operations Group underscores our commitment to enhancing and...
