TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 3, 2018 ” Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) intelligence, information and services business, has said the company focuses on the “solutions” side of its investment efforts amid the defense sector’s increasing interest in small satellites, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 17. The Was...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 3, 2018 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is studying the possible uses of machine learning and robotics to support additive manufacturing as part of work required under a $5.8M U.S. Navy contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The company said Monday its Advanced Technology Center will work with the Office of Naval...
Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal arm has secured a potential 10-year, $501.2M contract to develop a cloud computing system for the Agriculture Department based on SAP HANA database technology. Accenture Federal Services will support installation, configuration, transition and hosting of USDA financial operations enterprise in an ...
Guy Montminy, former senior vice president and deputy general manager of the platforms and services sector at BAE Systems‘ U.S. arm, has been promoted as the sector’s president. The more than three-decade BAE veteran replaces Erwin Bieber, who will assume an advisory role until he retires from the company in 2019, the company s...
ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has secured a $158.4M contract to provide specialized security support services to the U.S. Air Force. The company will help the service branch protect acquisition processes and the Space and Missile Systems Center’s operational units that have sensitive compartmented information as well as special acc...
Barry Leffew, senior vice president and general manager of national security software at SAP National Security Services, has said agencies should leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning to counter cyber threats. Leffew wrote that the use of AI and machine learning could provide agencies an edge against state-sponsored threat actors by ...
The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries™ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division a $97M firm-fixed-price contract to procure materials for the 11th National Security Cutter. HII said Monday it will purchase long-lead items such as main propulsion systems, steel, generators, electrical switchboards and ma...
The General Services Administration has awarded contracts to 12 companies to support the Department of Agriculture™s information technology modernization efforts under the second phase of the Centers of Excellence program. USDA serves as the first “lighthouse” agency for the CoE program and the Phase II awards came two months after ...
AM General has tapped financial services firm Macquarie Group to seek out buyers for the South Bend, Ind.-based military ground vehicle manufacturer, Reuters reported Tuesday. Reuters estimates AM General is worth more than $2B based on the company’s recent contract wins and its limited liability corporation structure, which could offer a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 1, 2018 ” Advanced Concepts and Technologies International has been named a finalist for a Greater Washington Government Contractor Award as the “Contractor of the Year” in the category for companies with $25M to $75M in annual revenue, ExecutiveBiz reported Sept. 20. ACT I CEO Michael Niggel said in ...
