Amentum has finalized its merger with Jacobs’ (NYSE: J) critical mission solutions and cyber and intelligence businesses to form a new publicly traded company focused on delivering advanced engineering and technology platforms and services to customers. Chantilly, Virginia-based Amentum said Friday it will start trading on the New York Stock E...
Tiffanny Gates, operating partner at Capitol Meridian Partners and former CEO of Novetta, was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Clarity Innovations. The company said Thursday Gates is responsible for providing Clarity leadership with advice on strategic growth, product development and merger integration. Gates’ career includes ti...
LMI will provide the U.S. Army with technical services and products under a $47.6 million contract award. The management consulting company said Wednesday its work will support the digital transformation efforts of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Data, Engineering and Software. DASA-DES will gain access to LMI’s technical develo...
KBR (NYSE: KBR) will conduct research, development, test and evaluation of aeronautical systems in support of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Mobility Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. The company said the five-year effort is covered by an approximately $113 million task order awarded under the Department of Defense ...
As is evident from the modern way battles have been waged in Ukraine and elsewhere, warfare and military relations are becoming increasingly driven by technology and data. If we engage in a conflict with near-peer or peer adversaries like China down the line, “data is going to be key to that” too, predicted Brad Ahlskog, chief...
Steve Parker, chief operating officer of Boeing Defense, Space and Security, will serve as interim CEO of BDS while the company searches for a permanent replacement, Breaking Defense reported Friday. His appointment follows the departure of Ted Colbert as chief executive of Boeing‘s (NYSE: BA) defense business unit. “I want to thank Ted ...
Steve Powell, assistant treasurer for banking and capital markets at HII (NYSE: HII), will assume the role of corporate vice president and treasurer at the Newport News, Virginia-based defense technology and shipbuilding company on Jan. 1, 2025. HII said Friday Powell will succeed the retiring D.R. “Rick” Wyatt, who has been with the com...
Financial services firm Baird, which has deep involvement in the government contracting community through advisements on major mergers and acquisitions deals, has announced the schedule and speaker slate for the 2024 edition of its annual Defense & Government Conference. According to details shared with GovCon Wire, the always-vital gathering ...
David Anderson has been appointed vice president of product and program execution at Frontier Technology Inc., a company that provides advanced technology services across all domains. FTI said Wednesday Anderson will oversee the newly established data, cyber and integrated services group and ensure the company continues its drive to innova...
Philip “Duke” Labasi, an executive with more than three decades of leadership and business experience, was named executive vice president and general manager of the strategic and defense solutions business unit at Auria Space. The defense and space manufacturing company announced Labasi’s promotion via a LinkedIn post Tuesday. Laba...
