Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has appointed former Department of Defense leaders David Norquist, Ellen Lord and Dana Deasy to the newly established strategic advisory board to provide guidance as SAIC advances innovation and growth efforts. “These leaders bring years of experience in both industry and the federal government...
Jen Easterly, head of firm resilience and the Fusion Resilience Center at Morgan Stanley, received Senate confirmation to serve as director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, three months after the White House announced her nomination for the role, Politico reported Monday. In a unanimous vote, senators approved Easterly to lea...
LexisNexis Special Services has been selected as one of the prime vendors on a potential five-year, $1.21 billion blanket purchase agreement to perform credential and identity verification work for the Department of Labor, GovCon Wire has learned. DOL is seeking contractor support through the multiple-award BPA to prevent fraudulent activity and fac...
David Stagney, senior director at Pratt & Whitney, served as moderator for an expert panel discussion during the Potomac Officers Club’s 2021 Air Force Acquisition Forum on July 8th. The following panelist discussed embracing digital transformation and agile development featuring Preston Dunlap of the Department of the Air and Space Forc...
Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) on Friday wrapped up its acquisition of Halfaker and Associates for $250 million cash as part of a move to expand its portfolio of digital transformation offerings and capability to help the government meet its health care mission. Nazzic Keene, CEO of SAIC and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner,...
The proposed combination of Santa Clara, California-based in-space transportation services provider Momentus and Stable Road Acquisition (Nasdaq: SRAC), a special purpose acquisition company, is now valued at approximately $700 million under an amended merger agreement that reflects changes in Momentus’ launch schedule. Momentus said Wednesday its...
Consulting firm McAleese & Associates has released a report on key takeaways from the meetings of President Joe Biden and Lloyd Austin, secretary of the Department of Defense and a 2021 Wash100 Award winner, with Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani. Jim McAleese, founder of McAleese & Associates and a three-time Wash100 winner, reported that ...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has received a five-year, $194.3 million task order to help U.S. Air Force researchers analyze and verify the integrity of very small electronic devices. The company said Thursday it will provide best practices for designing digital and analog systems and develop methods to detect counterfeit microelectronic products as part of the S...
Recently named senior vice president of Verizon’s public sector business Jennifer Chronis, was presented her first Wash100 Award, the most coveted award in all of government contracting (GovCon), by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson for driving technology offerings, expanding revenue and partnering with industry leaders to drive digital transfor...
Private equity firm Godspeed Capital Management has acquired Austin Brockenbrough &d Associates to create a new engineering and consulting business that will serve public and private sector customers. Richmond, Virginia-based Brockenbrough and Prime Engineering, a portfolio company of Godspeed Capital, will merge into a new entity called Prime A...
