Hadrian, a company specializing in artificial intelligence-powered factories, has secured $260 million in capital to construct new facilities to expand manufacturing and research and development capabilities for shipbuilding and naval defense production. The California-based advanced manufacturing company said Thursday the investment, which com...
The Center for Strategic and International Studies will announce today the appointment of Jerry McGinn, a GovCon thought leader and a three-time Wash100 awardee, as the inaugural director of the Center for the Industrial Base, formerly the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group. Leading the CSIS Center for the Industrial Base According to a press rele...
ASRC Builders-Caddell has secured a $290.3 million contract from the U.S. Army to construct the Joint Integrated Test and Training Center at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has obligated $110.9 million in fiscal year 2025 military construction funds at the time of the award, the Department of Defense said...
Matthew Tait, president and CEO of ManTech, has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. The prestigious annual award is bestowed upon 100 of the most influential figures in government and the government contracting sector. Tait’s latest win — his third in a row—recognizes his impactful work ...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Bowhead Weapons Development Solutions a $99.9 million firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide engineering, operations and sustainment support to the sensitive compartmented information network program of record. The Potomac Officers Club’s 2025 Navy Summit is...
Artificial intelligence startup xAI has unveiled a suite of frontier AI products, dubbed Grok For Government, designed to support the critical missions of the U.S. government. Under the Grok For Government umbrella, the company said Monday it will bring frontier AI models like Grok 4 and commercial offerings such as Deep Search and Tool Use...
The Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, or CDAO, has awarded AvaWatz a spot on the potential $249 million AI Talent 2.0 basic ordering agreement. AI Talent 2.0 BOA Scope The AI platforms and real-time decision systems provider said Tuesday the multi-award contracting vehicle enables it to provide Department of Defense agencie...
Danbury Mission Technologies, an ARKA Group business unit, received a $95 million firm-fixed-price contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide services supporting the AVR/2B laser detection system program. AVR/2B Laser Detection System Program Support Contract The Department of Defense said Monday the U.S. Army will be the primar...
U.S. Transportation Command has awarded 24 companies option period contract modifications to a $750 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity, fixed-price with economic-price-adjustment contract the businesses secured in 2024 for commercial port operations and related transportation services. The modifications, worth $750 million, allow for th...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson has presented the 2025 Wash100 Award to Lou Von Thaer, president and CEO of Battelle. The accolade is conferred annually to 100 of the most impactful leaders within government and the government contracting industry. Von Thaer’s recent win, his 10th overall, is a recognition of his achievements in championing in...
