A Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business has received a $972 million contract to manufacture updated systems of the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile for the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and 19 foreign countries. This contract marks the first award for the production of AIM-120D3 and AIM-120C8 AMRAAMs the company has devel...
Mike McGovern, vice president of business development with Day & Zimmermann Government Services, was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He talked about joining D&Z a year ago, his focus areas and the four pillars that extend to the company’s government services business and growth strategy. The Q&A...
A Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary has secured a two-year, $182 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide a ground-based air defense system to Ukraine as part of a military aid package. The Department of Defense obligated the full amount to procure National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems using fiscal 2022 Ukraine Security A...
The United States Space Force has trained an “unblinking eye” on its top pacing challenge and adversary, China, as the U.S. races to maintain space dominance in the increasingly contested and hostile domain, according to Brig. Gen. Gregory Gagnon, the Space Force’s new director of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. In recent years,...
Guardians of Honor has received a potential five-year, $290 million contract from NASA to offer STEM products and services aimed at improving STEM literacy and immersing underrepresented and underserved students in the space agency’s research work. The single-award NASA Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics contract includes awards and...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded five companies positions on a potential 10-year, $975 million contract to perform technology maturation and risk reduction work under a program that seeks to build prototypes of an adaptive engine for next-generation fighter aircraft. The awardees are General Electric’s (NYSE: GE) Edison Works business, Raytheon Tech...
Megan Hanik, formerly vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton‘s (NYSE: BAH) global defense sector, was named chief people officer at Groundswell, previously known as CollabraLink Technologies. The technology integrator said Wednesday Hanik has more than a decade of experience in workforce engagement and company cultural development and is now re...
Doug Kumbalek, chief strategy officer and executive vice president at System High Corp., was featured in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Tuesday. He discussed what he hopes to accomplish in his new role, the company’s recent growth initiatives and digital transformation efforts to stay ahead of innovation in the federal landscape....
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) recorded fiscal 2022 second quarter revenue of $3.60 billion, up 4 percent from the same period a year ago. The Reston, Virginia-based company said net income for the quarter rose to $172 million or $1.24 per share and total backlog as of June 30 was $34.7 billion with $7.5 billion funded. All...
ExecutiveBiz featured James Gordon, CEO of DRT Strategies and a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Monday. He talked about his move to DRT Strategies and his goal to expand the company on multiple fronts: customer base, products and services, brand and workforce. Gordon also discussed how D...
