Government contracting mergers and acquisitions deals are on the upswing after a year and a half of slow progress. That was one of the resounding themes of the 6th Annual Government and Defense Conference, hosted by Robert W. Baird & Co., at the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner on Wednesday. Baird Managing Director and Wash100 Award winner&...
The Department of Homeland Security is prioritizing closer collaboration with industry, according to the agency’s Chief Procurement Officer Paul Courtney. During the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Wednesday, Courtney said he was holding an internal meeting with requirement owners and program managers across DH...
Healthcare experts, decision makers and thought leaders from government and industry will gather to discuss the next generation of healthcare technology and innovation at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Healthcare Summit on Dec. 6. Register here and read below for a breakdown of the summit’s sessions. Keynote Speakers Opening the day’s p...
Private equity firm Bain Capital is about to finalize its acquisition of consulting firm Guidehouse for $5.3 billion including debt and an agreement is expected as early as Monday, The Wall Street Journal reported. Guidehouse caters to the departments of Defense, Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs and other federal government agencies. It also p...
After 10 years of operation, the Defense Health Agency has reorganized its internal structure with the aim of better serving the internationally stationed joint forces of the U.S. On Oct. 1, DHA ushered in the first phase of its restructure with the introduction of nine Defense Health Networks, or DHNs, replacing its previous 20 direct reportin...
The Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit on Nov. 15 will bring together the foremost experts and decision makers from government and industry to discuss the nation’s most urgent homeland security challenges and what’s being done to address them. Click here to register, and read below for a breakdown of the summit’s spea...
The shares of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) jumped nearly eight percent on the last trading day of October after the defense contractor presented its third quarter of fiscal year 2023 results. In the three months that ended Sept. 29, 2023, revenues rose nine percent to $3.9 billion versus Q3 2022. The total backlog at the quarter’s...
Kathryn Simpson, an 11-year Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) executive, has assumed the corporate vice president and general counsel role at the Falls Church, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor, according to a LinkedIn post published Tuesday. She was elevated to the post after serving as VP and associate general counsel of Northrop&...
Andre Trotter, a 15-year Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) veteran, has been named segment vice president for deep space exploration, weather/earth sciences and commercial solutions at the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered defense contractor. He announced his new post Saturday on LinkedIn and assumed the role after serving as VP overseeing Lockheed’s...
The Department of Homeland Security awarded a K2 Construction Consultants-led team a potential five-year, $253 million contract to supply nuclear and radiation portal monitors in areas covered by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. K2 will complete the Radiation Portal Monitor Program Deployment contract in partnership with Parsons (NYSE: PSN) a...
