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NSTXL has welcomed Gretchen Clark as its new chief financial officer. Clark brings to the role a wealth of executive leadership experience, especially in the fields of finance, said the defense technology provider.  Who is NSTXL’s New CFO? The executive joined NSTXL from the Miami Waterkeeper, where she also served as CFO for over a...

The U.S. Navy has awarded a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $108.6 million to BAE Systems to provide maintenance, modernization and repair services to the USS The Sullivans. The Fletcher-class destroyer will undergo docking selected restricted availability in Mayport, Florida, until March 2027, the Department of Defense said.  Contract Deta...

KBR reported a strong performance in the first quarter of 2025, with double-digit growth in both revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. Q1 2025 Financial Highlights The aerospace and defense company said Tuesday it gained revenue of $2.1 billion, up 13 percent compared to the prior year. The a...

Tammy McChain, a business growth leader, has joined technology firm Excella as vice president of national security market. McChain announced her position in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. Tammy McChain’s Career Background She brings to the role decades of experience in managing technology strategies, transforming complex operations and i...

AECOM Technical Services, Jacobs Government Services and five other companies have secured a spot in the U.S. Army’s $249 million multiple-award contract for energy system design, engineering, commissioning and planning services. The companies will compete for task orders under the firm-fixed-price, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Cont...

Pete Hegseth, secretary of defense and 2025 Wash100 Award winner, has in the last week announced sweeping changes to the U.S. Army in an effort to streamline and cut unnecessary programs and outdated systems. Hegseth calls the set of changes a “comprehensive transformation” and they come as the service branch looks to firm up its re...

The U.S. Navy has awarded KBR Services an indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract worth $55.6 million to provide base operations support at U.S. military facilities across the African nation of Djibouti. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would increase the maximum dollar value of the effort to $476.8 million, the Depar...

The U.S. Army has awarded spots to eight companies on a $499 million contract for the Geospatial Research, Integration, Development and Support IV, or GRIDS IV, program. GRIDS IV Contract Details The Department of Defense said Monday the companies selected to compete for each order of the contract are: General Dynamics Information Technology&nb...

Leidos has been awarded a $205 million contract to provide services in support of the modernization and operation of IT systems for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, or DTRA, enterprise. Bolstering Defense Against Emerging Threats The Reston, Virginia-based company said Monday the five-year DTRA Integrated Information Technology Support...