Sigma Defense has acquired Sub U Systems for an undisclosed sum to expand technology offerings intended for tactical networking and communications. The combined company plans to offer a common hardware platform with software applications that support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance relay, analytics, artificial intelligence and edge com...
Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report outlining key takeaways from the speech of Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks on fiscal year 2023 budget request and the National Defense Strategy at the Reagan Institute. Hicks, a 2022 Wash100 awardee, noted that the Department of Defense’s $773 billion budget proposal for FY 20...
The time has come — the deadline for voting in the Wash100 Award rankings is one short day away. That means you only have a matter of hours to submit your personal list of favorites in the Wash100’s compilation of top executives in GovCon, government and industry. Your votes could be the final push your prized...
A few years from now, the Department of Defense’s Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability will be in place and operational as the foundation for the department’s JADC2 initiative, according to John Sherman, chief information officer of DOD and a 2022 Wash100 Award winner. The department’s cloud adoption efforts have been difficult and remain diffi...
The State Department has approved the immediate sale of non-standard and legacy Warsaw Pact ammunition worth $165 million to Ukraine, with prime contractors to be selected upon award. The transaction covers ammunition, rounds and rockets for guns, howitzers, cannons, grenade launchers, mortars and tanks, as well as logistics and program support serv...
With one week left to vote before the April 30th deadline, the 2022 Wash100 Voting season is coming to an end and it’s your time to cast your TEN votes to recognize the most significant leaders in the government space as well as in industry, the military and the government contracting (GovCon) sector. This is your...
A Leonardo DRS subsidiary has won a potential five-year, $191.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the procurement of hardware and engineering services in support of Ship Self Defense System Technical Insertion 2016 effort. DRS Laurel Technologies will perform work at its Johnstown, Pennsylvania location through April 2023 under the initial awa...
Private equity firm Brightstar Capital Partners has agreed to acquire Oasis Systems with its portfolio company ERC to expand cybersecurity, engineering and technology-focused consulting offerings for aerospace and defense customers worldwide. Brightstar said Wednesday it expects the transaction to close in the second quarter of 2022 and the combined...
ExecutiveBiz featured Mike Costas, general manager of defense and space business at Bechtel, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He talked about the company’s 125- year history as well as its efforts to help bridge gaps in U.S. infrastructure modernization and latest technology implementation. Costas also shared his...
The State Department has approved a request by Taiwan’s economic and cultural representative office to obtain technical assistance and related equipment for the Raytheon Technologies-built (NYSE: RTX) Patriot air defense system through a $95 million foreign military sales transaction with the U.S. government. The Taiwanese government is seekin...
