BAE Systems plans to develop a $139M classified facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and create 650 jobs in the city, The Gazette reported Friday. Construction work on the proposed 200K-square-foot defense aerospace facility is expected to kick off by October and conclude by September 2022. Ryan Companies US will serve as the project’s developer....
The CEOs of eight defense contractors wrote separate letters to the White House and the Department of Defense saying that the money sourced from DoD’s budget to help companies retain highly skilled employees during the COVID-19 pandemic should be replaced with new funds to prevent military modernization programs from being jeopardized, Reuters rep...
The House Armed Services Committee unanimously passed on Wednesday a $740.5B defense policy bill for fiscal year 2021, The Hill reported Wednesday....
ADS Federal has unveiled a new logo and brand identity and changed its name to Allegient Defense to reflect the company’s commitment to providing services to veterans and the defense community....
General Motors’ defense business has received firm-fixed-price contracts worth $222.9M combined to manufacture its infantry squad vehicle offering and facilitate initial deliveries of the platform to the U.S. Army....
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has been awarded a $222.5M contract to help the U.S. Space Force operate and maintain a constellation of satellites used to detect ballistic missile launches and nuclear detonations....
SAIC Wins Potential $2.9B Task Order to Support Army Software Dev’t Lifecycle Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) will continue to help the U.S. Army build, integrate and maintain software platforms under a potential five-year, $2.9 billion task order, the company announced on Tuesday. Work under the task order will support numerou...
SOS International has merged into a single group its intelligence solutions and defense information technology business units as part of a reorganization effort. Ed Bachl, formerly CEO and co-founder of Vykin, will oversee the newly combined defense and intelligence solutions group as senior vice president....
Jill Singer, a GovCon expert and five-time Wash100 Award recipient, has taken a new role as vice president of defense and national security for AT&T’s (NYSE: T) public sector business and FirstNet program, GovCon Wire has learned....
Paul Welch, former vice president of U.S. business development for cyber and nonkinetic effects at Raytheon, has joined Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) as vice president and division manager for the Air Force and defense agencies portfolio. GovCon Wire has learned....
