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...
Joseph Letke, founder and CEO of TKS, published his latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Friday detailing the complications and challenges that can occur between the contract award and first invoice payment during the tough RFP process and insurance verification. “As a business owner that has experienced the...
The government contracting market is an ever-changing landscape that requires those who work within it to be agile, adaptable, entrepreneurial and quick on their feet. Executive Mosaic spoke with five GovCon executives to find out what it takes to not only be successful, but to thrive and climb the ranks in the highly competitive market. “One...
Mike Barthlow, president and CEO of BT Federal, spoke with GovCon Wire about recently joining the company as well as how the leadership team is evolving its workforce to capitalize on more than 70 years of security experience across the federal landscape. In addition, Barthlow discussed his strategic growth goals for BT Federal and how the company...
In today’s federal contracting landscape, data is one of the most important and useful assets an organization can leverage. Data coming from multiple endpoints, sources and sensors can provide agencies with critical insights into business processes, IT environments, security and more — if harnessed properly. Top-level government and industry exe...
The British defense ministry is working with BAE Systems and three other companies to develop a next-generation fighter demonstrator platform and expects to fly the aircraft model within the next five years. BAE leads an industry team composed of Leonardo, Rolls-Royce and MBDA in efforts to provide the U.K. military a piloted supersonic test vehicle...
