Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Kevin Phillips, chairman, president and CEO of ManTech International, as an inductee into the 2021 Wash100 Award for driving company growth through acquisitions, securing major government contract awards and driving innovation in emerging technologies. This marks the fifth straight time that Kevin Phillip...
A shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) will help the U.S. Navy refuel and overhaul USS John C. Stennis supercarrier under a $2.99 billion contract that could run through August 2025. Newport News Shipbuilding will perform refueling and complex overhaul work for the second half of the estimated five-decade service life o...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received from the Federal Trade Commission a second request for additional information as FTC continues to review its proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne (NYSE: AJRD). The latest request extends for another 30 days the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, Lockheed said Friday. In December, Lockheed s...
Southwest Research Institute will help the U.S. Air Force study the degradation process for aircraft structures under a potential six-year, $99 million contract. The nonprofit organization will conduct research and engineering work on aging systems and materials in support of the Center for Aircraft Structural Life Extension, also known as CAStLE, t...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. During GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum, notable industry and federal leaders will discuss the lat...
The RAND Corp. will conduct policy research and analysis work for the Department of Defense’s acquisition and sustainment office under a potential five-year, $417 million contract from the Washington Headquarters Services. DOD said Friday the nonprofit think tank’s federally funded National Defense Research Institute will study policies ...
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Holicity, Astra Enter Into Merger Agreement; Chris Kemp Quoted Astra has agreed to merge with Holicity in a deal that would also transform the small satellite launch services provider into a publicly traded company. Alameda, California-based Astra said the transaction implies ...
Perspecta, the Chantilly, Virginia-based government technology services contractor, announced in January that it will be acquired by Veritas Capital for $7.1 billion in cash, or $29.35 per share. Veritas Capital, which holds approximately 14.5 percent of Perspecta’s outstanding shares, intends to combine Perspecta with Peraton, another governm...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to recognize Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, for her strong and notable leadership that helped the company secure IT modernization work with government customers. This represents Gilliland’s fourth consecutive Wash100 Award. In 2020, Gillilan...
Serco Inc., the British defense contractor’s North American division, has won a potential $153.5 million task order to help the U.S. Navy maintain hardware, software and firmware for a global anti-terrorism force protection program managed by Commander, Navy Installations Command. This award falls under a potential $600 million indefinite-deli...
