A new McAleese & Associates report says President Donald Trump appears to have expressed support to a defense budget request of $733B to $750B for fiscal year 2020 following his meeting with lawmakers and other government officials. Trump met with Defense Secretary James Mattis; National Security Adviser John Bolton; Senate Armed ...
A new McAleese & Associates report says several government and military leaders discussed some of the Pentagon™s technology priorities at the Reagan National Defense Forum in California. Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, talked about cybersecurity and the need for strong cyber defenses to counter ...
Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report that outlines some of the technology priorities of Michael Griffin, undersecretary for research and engineering at the Defense Department. One of the priorities is the need to accelerate the deployment of a space-based sensor layer to defend against hypersonic threats as mandated in the...
A new report by consulting firm McAleese & Associates says Boeing (NYSE: BA) has begun to œself-fund research and development work on some Defense Department programs as it aims to win new contract opportunities. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates, wrote that one of those opportunities is th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 23, 2018 ” Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is working on a pilot program with the Defense Department and industry partners with the aim to establish a “comprehensive” view of the defense supply chain amid concerns over possible foreign infiltration, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. Fifth Domain reported Sunday th...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 23, 2018 ” Data Systems Analysts will work to provide lifecycle systems support to the Defense Department‘s Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense through the company’s position on a potential $249M contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Monday. DS...
Twelve companies have won positions on a potential five-year, $249M contract from the U.S. Army to support the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The Army Contracting Command received 21 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract, which runs through Oct. 14, 2023, the Defense Department said Monday. JPEO-CBD is task...
AE Industrial Partners has purchased Washington, D.C.-based technical and defense engineering services contractor Gryphon Technologies for an undisclosed amount. The Boca Raton, Fla.-based private equity firm said Thursday it will integrate Gryphon with the government services subsidiary of its portfolio company CDI. Gryphon provides servi...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, August 9, 2018 ” Todd Probert, vice president of mission support and modernization at Raytheon‘s (NYSE: RTN) intelligence, information and services business, has said a budget and acquisition framework focused on the use of commercial software development methods is needed to accelerate the delivery of defense capabilit...
George Batsakis, formerly an executive vice president at CSRA, has been appointed head of the defense and intelligence practice at Accenture‘s (NYSE: ACN) federal services business. He will oversee the development and delivery of technology platforms to government clients that include the departments of Defense and Veterans Affa...
