Joseph DiNoto, former vice president for national security programs at Ignite, has been elevated to the position of senior VP and chief strategy officer. DiNoto will support corporate strategy development and coordinate Ignite’s business relations with defense, civilian and intelligence community customers, the professional services company sa...
The U.S. government is expected to receive an approximately $3 billion purchase request from Israel for 25 F-35 aircraft manufactured by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, approved a proposal to expand the air force fleet to 75 stealth fighter jets by acquiring a third squadron of the “Adir” F-35 air...
Frontier Electronic Systems has received a five-year, $94.1 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to provide hardware and engineering services for ship data distribution systems. The Defense Department said Friday the company will work to meet hardware and support requirements of the AN/SPQ-15(V) DDS progra...
Eleven companies will continue providing the U.S. Transportation Command with logistics services under a Multimodal Transportation Program contract modification. The award has a combined option value of $178.5 million and a 24-month additional period that could bring the potential contract value to $457.2 million if exercised, the Defense Department...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) will help the Department of the Treasury migrate to a multicloud information technology environment under a $1.3 billion contract. SAIC said Thursday the single-source award includes professional IT support for the Treasury to centralize the management of cloud services from Amazon Web Services, ...
The Texas-based joint venture between Rothe Development and Ares Technical Services Corp. has won a seven-year, $96.3 million contract to perform cybersecurity test and risk assessment work for the Missile Defense Agency. ROAR JV will help MDA’s security control assessors identify potential risks to business, mission support and warf...
By Mick Fox, Chief Operating Officer, TechnoMile In many ways, the contracts team within an aerospace and defense or government contracting organization plays the role of “air traffic control” for each federal contract — from those they consider pursuing (pre-flight), to those they win and manage (execution), to contract close-out (flight plan...
On July 18, Executive Mosaic’s Potomac Officers Club will host a summit for GovCon executives and government leaders to discuss how the Department of the Air Force is applying modern technology to support the national security mission, especially in light of renewed near-peer competition. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, a 2023 Wash100 Awa...
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will produce a set of equipment and communication tools for the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party-Modernization program under a $246.4 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the IDIQ award, L3Harris will manufacture tactical radios, ancillary components and radio sets and stations fo...
Modernization is currently a top priority for the U.S. Navy, and the service branch has already revamped its Navigation Plan to reflect the urgent need for cutting-edge capabilities. More recently, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro, a 2023 Wash100 Award winner, ordered the development of a 30-year infrastructure modernization plan, ...
