The LGM-35A Sentinel, formerly known as Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD), is an intercontinental ballistic missile representing the ground-based leg of the United States nuclear triad. Currently under development, it aims to enhance the nuclear deterrent capabilities of all U.S. military operations and programs worldwide. Read this art...
Forcepoint Federal has adopted the name Everfox as part of a rebranding effort that seeks to reflect its commitment to building and delivering defense-grade cybersecurity platforms to federal government customers. “Everfox will continue to protect government, critical infrastructure and regulated industries against the most complex cyber challenge...
Derrick Pledger, formerly senior vice president and chief digital and information officer at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has assumed the CDIO position at Maximus (NYSE: MMS). The U.S. Army veteran will oversee the company’s enterprise information technology strategies and manage efforts to elevate customer experience and service delivery for governme...
U.S. Transportation Command has awarded 20 companies spots on a potential $873 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide the Department of Defense with domestic air cargo and passenger charter services. The contractors will perform one-time domestic passenger and cargo airlift services at military and commercial airfields w...
David Levy, an aerospace and defense executive, has been named chief revenue officer at DZYNE Technologies, an unmanned autonomous systems developer. He succeeds Christopher Miller, who has served as interim CRO but will stay with DZYNE as chief of strategic pursuits and board member, the company said Tuesday. As CRO, Levy will oversee revenue opera...
Optical communications are an up-and-coming alternative to radio frequency-based comms that are attracting the attention of the biggest space companies and agencies. Among them: NASA and Elon Musk’s Starlink. “NASA, alongside Starlink, Kuiper, and the Space Development Agency, is advancing optical communication technology, a leap for space and t...
Craig Martell, chief digital and artificial intelligence officer of the Department of Defense, has been selected by Executive Mosaic for the 2024 Wash100 roster of exceptional leaders in the government contracting sector. This year, Martell is credited for his stance and efforts to ensure that artificial intelligence is used responsibly and within t...
A General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) business unit has won a position on a potential 14-year, $1.8 billion contract to support the expansion and modernization of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s surveillance tower systems. General Dynamics Information Technology said Monday it will work with General Dyamics’ mission systems business to mode...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) reported double-digit revenue growth in the fourth quarter and full-year 2023 and gave financial guidance for 2024, including revenue growth, free cash flow and dividend payout. “We delivered on our 2023 financial commitments and reported record backlog of $33 billion,” Christopher Kubasik, chair and CEO...
By Kim Koster, VP of Industry Marketing at Unanet Fall is when many government contracting companies devise an annual operating plan, or AOP. It’s when you strategically plan for the year ahead, assessing where your business stands and plotting a course forward. Of course, circumstances often change those plans, requiring adjustments. &nb...
