Information technology company Echelon Services has won a potential five-year, $153.4 million contract to provide enterprise and transformational cybersecurity support services to the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. DCSA sought proposals from seven 8(a) small businesses for the firm-fixed-price, labor-hour contract and obligat...
ExecutiveBiz featured Frank Sturek, president of SkyePoint Decisions, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the company’s new work with the Department of Education in support of its Office of Federal Student Aid as well as with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Securit...
Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, commanding general of U.S. Army Cyber Command, is scheduled to headline a July 12 virtual forum to discuss how the service branch is working to advance its capabilities in the strategic digital environment. Barrett became the fifth top uniformed officer over ARCYBER in May and leads the Army organization responsible for...
NASA is looking to procure communications and navigation services from the private sector in support of crewed and robotic spacecraft operations that extend as far as 2 million kilometers from Earth’s surface. The agency released a draft solicitation notice Wednesday asking potential offerors for comment on its draft solicitation for Near Spac...
The commercial business industry was dealt a bad hand past few years—from COVID-19 shutdowns to global supply chain disruptions. Countless small businesses closed their doors for good, negatively impacting several industries. However, the government contracting industry stood its ground. Stability in the face of uncertainty and the opportunity to ...
Aaron Weis, chief information officer of the Department of the Navy, was recently presented his 2022 Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award to recognize the most influential members of the government contracting (GovCon) for the coming year, by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a visit. Executive Mosaic recognizes Aaron Weis as a three...
Lorraine Corcoran, formerly a vice president of Perspecta, has joined CACI International (NYSE: CACI) as executive EVP of corporate communications. “Lorraine intrinsically understands our market, our customers and our mission,” said CACI President and CEO John Mengucci, a three-time Wash100 Award recipient. “She knows how to drive communicatio...
GovCon Expert Joseph Letke, founder and CEO of TKS, published his first piece as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday detailing the issues surrounding the latest procurement challenges in the government contracting (GovCon) sector and how bidding teams should reflect on engineering their edge during the contract and ope...
Roela Santos Amentum has appointed GovCon industry veterans Roela Santos and Sean Mullen to its senior leadership team. Santos is senior vice president of marketing and communications with oversight of public relations, brand-building, corporate social responsibility, employee engagement, crisis communications, reputation management and market influ...
Eight members of the independent slate led by Eileen Drake, CEO of Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD), were elected to the company’s board to serve as directors during the special meeting of shareholders. The slate, including four existing board members, received over 70 percent of the votes cast based on preliminary results and Drake secured the...
