Forty-six companies have won spots on a follow-on $1 billion U.S. Air Force contract vehicle to develop testing and evaluation platforms for weapons systems. Contractors will compete for delivery orders to provide highly specialized technologies that could support the branch’s developmental and operational test requirements under the Test &...
Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd, a cybersecurity specialist with strong ties to the government contracting field and a two-time Wash100 Award winner, announced his presidential campaign Thursday on “CBS Mornings.” Hurd represented Texas’ 23rd congressional district from 2015 to 2021. During his time in office, he introd...
Kevin Phillips, chairman of ManTech, has joined the strategic advisory group of Washington, D.C.-based investment firm Paladin Capital Group. He will be part of the group that includes government veterans who provide advice to Paladin’s investment team on cybersecurity market trends, the company said Thursday. “After decades helping operatio...
In an age of rapidly intensifying global competition, the U.S. Department of the Navy (DON) is investing heavily in numerous initiatives guided by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro’s three enduring priorities: strengthening maritime dominance, empowering the DON’s people and strengthening partnerships. Since the release of these priorities in ...
The General Services Administration is set to exercise the five-year option term for the Alliant 2 governmentwide acquisition contract to provide federal buyers continued access to information technology platforms and services from industry. Agencies will continue to gain access to cybersecurity capabilities and other services from a pool of vetted ...
Broadtree Partners has purchased Joint Research and Development, a professional services provider headquartered in Stafford, Virginia, in a move to grow the private equity firm’s government contracting portfolio. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed and Broadtree said Thursday JRAD will join Sayres Defense, which the middle-ma...
NavalX, the innovation cell serving the Department of the Navy, is emerging from a five-year “culture campaign” during which top leaders took a hard look at how to foster an environment for rapid, meaningful innovation to support the nation’s sailors and Marines. Now, it’s moving into a new era: NavalX 2.0. “In 2018, Secretary Geurts...
Digital assets are becoming an increasingly valuable and influential aspect of the U.S. Department of Defense’s mission. Whether it’s cybersecurity fortification, electronic warfare or cloud migration, digital transformation efforts are widespread and come with a host of reforms, new programs and reinventions of preexisting systems. Here is a gu...
Markon Solutions aims to offer a range of support services to the federal sector once it completes its separation from parent company Anser Advisory. Ray Carney, chief delivery officer of Markon, will transition to the CEO role and Matthew Dean, founder of Markon and a top executive at Anser Advisory, will serve as chairman of...
Client Solution Architects has won a recompete contract to provide continuous watch stander support services to Commander Navy Installations Command’s Emergency Management Department. CSA said Thursday it will help CNIC develop and sustain the U.S. Navy’s shore infrastructure by maintaining situational awareness and managing critical inf...
