When Leidos Vice President and Tech Fellow John Mears was trying to log in to his Internal Revenue Service account, he failed, because their knowledge-based authentication system didn’t provide the proper options, mistaking him for another John Mears in a neighboring state. Aware President and CEO Robert Eckel had a similar exp...
Blake Nelson, a two-decade federal information technology market veteran, has joined IT services provider T-Rex Solutions as vice president for national security growth. Nelson will oversee business development, capture and growth initiatives within T-Rex’s national security business with a focus on supporting the departments of Defense and Homela...
The State Department has approved Germany’s request to buy heavy-lift cargo helicopters, manufactured by Boeing (NYSE: BA), from the U.S. government through a potential $8.5 billion government-to-government transaction. Germany is seeking to acquire 60 CH-47F Chinooks, 140 T55-GA-714A engines, 72 common missile warning systems and 284 secure r...
The State Department has approved Japan’s request to procure up to five Northrop Grumman-made (NYSE: NOC) E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft, related equipment and services from the U.S. government under a foreign military sales agreement worth approximately $1.4 billion. Northrop will serve as the prime contractor i...
The State Department has approved the Netherlands’ request to purchase Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) multiple launch rocket systems and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a $670 million foreign military sale proposal. The possible deal includes 20 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, missile and rocket pods, battle ...
Poland has requested to procure Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) high mobility artillery rocket system launchers and related equipment from the U.S. government under a $10 billion foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. The proposed FMS transaction includes 18 M142 HIMARS launchers, tactical missile systems, extended-rang...
The General Services Administration plans to release in March a solicitation for a services contract to build a 10-story headquarters for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at St. Elizabeths West Campus in Washington, D.C. The proposed single-award, firm-fixed-price contract will require the vendor to provide management, consultant...
Greg Williams, most recently vice president of Chevo Consulting’s homeland security practice, has been promoted to executive VP of the management consulting firm’s homeland security and defense account. Williams brings to the role over three decades of experience offering management advisory support to homeland, civilian and defense clients, Che...
Proposed legislation regarding the sharing of radio frequency spectrum space between government and industry could negatively impact U.S. national security, Navy Vice Adm. Jeffrey Trussler said in his keynote address Wednesday at GovCon Wire’s Military Services Intelligence: Plans and Priorities Forum. Trussler, who concurrently serves as deputy...
Lithuania has requested to buy Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) multiple launch rocket systems and associated equipment from the U.S. government under a $495 million foreign military sales agreement approved by the State Department. The proposed FMS deal includes eight M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launchers, missile and rocket pods, b...
