Stephen duMont, president of GM Defense, received his first Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to GM offices. Each year, the top 100 “executives of consequence” working in the government contracting sector are named to the prestigious Wash100 list. These individuals represent the best and the b...
The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $402 million contract to TRX Systems to produce second-generation devices that work to deliver assured positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to dismounted users. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded under the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program includes...
Donald Walther, a technology and aerospace industry veteran, has joined Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief legal officer. He brings to Comtech nearly 30 years of legal expertise across defense and commercial sectors and will lead the development of development and implementation of corporate legal strategy, export control, trade comp...
The Defense Health Agency is working on a new contract vehicle meant to maintain a set of multiple awardees that could provide software development, user interface and user experience and human-centered design skills and capabilities in support of the Defense Healthcare Management System. The second iteration of the Development Multiple Award Contra...
KPMG has won a potential five-year, $82.4 million blanket purchase agreement to support the Defense Logistics Agency’s financial improvement and audit readiness efforts. DLA’s contracting services office received four responses to the competitive acquisition for the firm-fixed-price agreement under a multiple-award contract vehicle, the ...
Shifting global dynamics have underscored the importance of homeland security for the United States in recent years, and some of the country’s top security leaders are taking a closer look at how emerging technologies are shaping the competitive landscape. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate serves as the res...
By Cameron Chehreh, Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector at Intel Computer chips are everywhere today, from the tiniest industrial sensors and medical devices to the most advanced smart buildings. Cars offer a good example: remove the silicon, and a modern car’s engine (or electric motor), suspension, steering, braking and virtually...
BlueHalo has secured a potential $76 million other transaction agreement with the U.S. Army to develop a 20-kilowatt class laser weapon for countering drone threats. The company said Tuesday it aims to build the Army Multi-Purpose High Energy Laser prototype for installation on the service branch’s Infantry Squad Vehicle and help soldiers perf...
The State Department has approved a pair of foreign military sale deals worth potentially $774.2 million combined for the government of Morocco to procure High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers and Joint Standoff Weapon systems from the U.S. Morocco asked to buy 18 M142 HIMARS launchers along with 350 pieces of related equipment and support...
Bob Genter, president of the defense and civilian sector at Science Applications International Corp., received his first-ever Wash100 award during Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson‘s recent visit to the SAIC headquarters. The recognition signifies Genter’s leadership in IT and engineering areas and his notable contributions that helped...
