The U.S. Air Force has awarded Caliburn’s Sallyport subsidiary a one-year, $240 million contract to help the Iraqi military operate an installation that houses F-16 fighter jets. Work under the sole-source contract will include security support services for Balad Air Base in Iraq, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The AF Life Cycle Mana...
CAE Chief Financial Officer Sonya Branco, four-decade industry veteran Brian Morra and former House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry have joined the board of directors at CAE USA. Montreal-based CAE said Thursday its U.S. subsidiary board includes outside directors who provide oversight for the defense contractor’s government s...
Verizon (NYSE: VZ) has promoted Jennifer Chronis, a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient with over 25 years of experience in digital transformation, to the role of senior vice president of its public sector business from her most recent post at the company as VP of federal. The company said Wednesday Chronis will now be responsible for...
Rocket propulsion developer Ursa Major has named Will Roper, former assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force, to the company’s board of directors. He joins the venture-backed startup company as he aims to help the industry bridge an innovation gap between commercial and national security missions, Urs...
A judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims turned down motions by the Department of Defense and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to dismiss Amazon’s (Nasdaq: AMZN) lawsuit challenging the award of the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computing contract, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith’s decision me...
President Joe Biden has nominated Heidi Shyu, who was the U.S. Army’s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology from 2012 to 2016, to become the undersecretary of the Department of Defense for research and engineering. Shyu serves on the boards of multiple technology and investment companies, such as Auterion Government Sol...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) missiles and fire control business has secured a $214.7 million contract modification to continue modernization of the U.S. Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System. The service branch used fiscal 2021 missile procurement funds on this award covering M270A2 MLRS work, the Department of Defense said Tuesday....
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $107 million contract modification to help the U.S. Air Force deploy telemetry and termination platforms for the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile system. The company will support implementation work to meet the launch schedule of the USAF’s Flight Test Telemetry Termination Rapid Fielding progra...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 28, 2021 — LMI will continue to help the Department of Defense manage technology acquisition partnership efforts with U.S. allies in the areas of electronic warfare, weapons and airborne systems, ExecutiveBiz reported April 13. “International partnerships are key to realizing the National Defense Strategy,” said Ro...
GovCon Expert Chuck Brooks, a highly esteemed leader to the cybersecurity and government contracting (GovCon) sectors as well as an influential member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program, has released his latest article with the program. Previously, Brooks discussed the details in understanding cybersecurity in our sector, its massive capa...
