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The State Department has approved a potential million foreign military sale of Raytheon-built (NYSE: RTN) Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to Australia. Australia plans to install the missiles on its fleets of F/A-18 and F-35 fighter jets and also intends to bolster its ability to partner with coalition forces in air defense operations and ...

Paul Desilets and Joseph Bopp, both former officials at the State Department, have joined the executive leadership team at Comprehensive Health Services Inc. Desilets will serve as vice president of contracts and procurement and Bopp was named VP of international business development, CHSi ...

David Johnson, a former assistant secretary of state and National Security Council spokesman, has been appointed vice president of strategic development and Washington operations at stability services contractor Sterling Global Operations. The retired U.S. ambassador will lead the company’s Washington regional office — which is based in...

John Hillen, former president and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions, has been named executive in residence and professor of practice for George Mason University’s School of Management. Hillen currently serves as chairman of the board of advisers at SOS International,  is on board of directors at Software AG Government Solutions and is vice...

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) could pitch a new bid to construct a missile defense system for Turkey and have begun internal discussions with the U.S. government on their proposal, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes the talks started after Ankara indicated it could withdraw from its interim arrangement with Chi...

Stanley Associates, a subsidiary of CGI Federal (NYSE: GIB) has won a potential $32.8 million task order from the State Department‘s Bureau of Consular Affairs to help process visas at U.S. embassies and consulates in 12 European countries. The order falls under the 10-year Global Support Strategy indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity con...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with Oman officials this week to discuss a proposed $2.1 billion military sales agreement with Raytheon Co., according to a Bloomberg Businessweek article. Indira A.R. Lakshmanan and Gopal Ratnam write the meeting focuses on the Persian Gulf country’s intent to purchase an aerial defense system for...

A Tetra Tech subsidiary has won a potential $100 million contract to build and renovate diplomatic facilities worldwide for the U.S. State Department. PRO-telligent will design and engineer the buildings for the department’s bureau of overseas buildings operations for up to five years, Tetra Tech said Wednesday. Several large and several small...