Weekly Roundup February 12 – February 16, 2018 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes The Current Top 5 GovCon Executives of Consequence Jim Garrettson, Executive Mosaic CEO We™re three weeks into the 5th annual Wash100 season and the voting turn out has been fantastic! The popular vote will be...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 6, 2018 ” Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy for Inmarsat Government, has been included by Women in Technology among finalists in the 19th Annual Leadership Awards under the science, technology, engineering and math leadership category, GovCon Executive reported. WIT s...
The State Department has cleared Finland™s request to buy Harpoon Block II surface-launched missiles and Evolved Seasparrow Missiles under two foreign military sales agreements worth approximately $734.7 million combined. Finland asked to purchase RGM-84Q-4, RGM-84L-4, RGM-84Q-4 upgrade kits, RTM-84L-4 and RTM-84Q-4 Har...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2018 ” Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has received Authority to Operate certifications from the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for its Azure Government cloud platform based on compliance with government standards, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. Tom Keane, a general manager at Microsoft, wr...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Feb. 2, 2018 ” BAE Systems will conduct a demonstration of its target seeker technology for the second phase of a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program as part of a $13.1 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday BAER...
Some contractors have expressed plans to increase their investments in production capacity and facilities in fiscal year 2018 and in the next few years as the Defense Department starts to ramp up contract obligations, USNI News reported Wednesday. Jason Aiken, chief financial officer at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), told analysts in a conference call...
Sallyport Global Holdings has landed a one-year, $400 million contract to help manage Iraq’s F-16 base operations through the U.S. foreign military sales program. The Defense Department said Tuesday the company will deploy personnel to provide aircraft base life support and security services at Balad Air Base in Iraq. Work under the sole-...
Over 200 industry professionals were attendance on Wednesday as the Potomac Officers Club convened at the Defense Research and Development Summit to discuss the programs that those in the intelligence community know that they cannot talk about without a clearance. Given the rapid pace that technology advances in the private sector, the Department of...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has received a potential 20-year, $572.3 million contract to modernize and support the Canadian armed forces’ radar-guided weapon systems designed to engage aircraft, missiles and small ship threats. The Canadian government said Friday work will include updates to 21 Close-In Weapon Systems that currently support the ...
Andrew Boyd, a founding partner of veteran-owned company McIntire Solutions, has joined Unisys (NYSE: UIS) as group vice president for defense and intelligence agencies at the company’s federal business. Unisys said Monday Boyd will oversee account management, business growth and service delivery efforts aimed at Defense De...
