China’s upper hand in a test of military tech power comes down to the interconnectivity of its various parts and moving pieces, Shubhi Mishra, CEO and founder of Raft and a two-time winner of the prestigious Wash100 Award, told GovCon Wire in an exclusive interview. “China is already moving like one machine. Their sys...
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Geost, signaling the latter’s expansion into the satellite payload segment. The launch services and space systems company said Tuesday it will acquire Geost’s parent holding company from Lightridge Solutions for $275 million in cash and common stock shares, plus potential additional cash earnout...
IT consulting firm C5MI has appointed industry veteran Brian Drzewiecki as president and chief operating officer. C5MI said Thursday Drzewiecki will oversee operational execution, enterprise strategy and growth initiatives as the company works to deliver next-generation digital supply chain platforms to the Department of Defense, federal agencies, l...
Gen. Michael Guetlein, vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force, was presented with the 2025 Wash100 Award during a recent visit by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson. Garrettson founded the Wash100 Award in 2014 to honor the most notable executives shaping the future of the government contracting industry. These impact...
CACI International has won a potential five-year, $855 million contract from the U.S. Army for global intelligence, logistics and engineering support services. According to an award notice published Wednesday, the Army launched a full and open competition for the firm-fixed-price contract. Learn more about the latest contracting opportunities ...
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation has awarded NW Construction a potential $255 million contract to support a construction project at B.F. Sisk Dam in California. According to an award notice published Tuesday, the contract will support work on Phase II of the B.F. Sisk Safety of Dams, or SOD, Modifications project. Contrac...
Kevin Gunde has assumed new responsibilities as senior vice president and head of engineering at Applied Energetics. Chris Donaghey, CEO of the advanced optical technologies and pulsed laser systems development company, in a statement posted Monday welcomed Gunde to the executive leadership team. “Kevin’s decades of experience and e...
Even more than most federal departments in the first six months of the second Trump presidency, the Department of the Army is undergoing big changes. Putting aside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s directive at the top of May for sweeping Army modernization, a three-star general in the service said it’s rethinking its requirements documentati...
Ricardo Defense has changed its name to Detroit Defense as part of a rebranding initiative to reflect its increasing focus on defense innovation, systems integration, digital logistics and mission readiness. The rebranding comes after Proteus Enterprises and Gladstone Investment completed their acquisition of Ricardo Defense in December. “Havi...
RTX has secured a $1 billion contract from the Missile Defense Agency to deliver Standard Missile-3 Block IB All-Up Rounds. Contract Specifications The Department of Defense said Friday the non-competitive firm-fixed-price contract covers the procurement of up to 55 units SM-3 Block IB All-Up Rounds built to SM-3 Block IB specifications, includ...
