Austal‘s U.S. business arm has received a potential five-year, $215.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to repair and maintain littoral combat ships stationed in the countries and ports within the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean. Under a $72.5 million base contract award, Austal USA will primarily perform work in Singapore from January 2022...
Amazon’s (NYSE: AMZN) cloud computing business has appointed Jeffrey Kratz, a nine-year Amazon Web Services veteran, as general manager of its worldwide public sector partner program, CRN reported Monday. Kratz previously served as the company’s GM and regional head of public sector partner sales in Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean, a...
A shipbuilding division at Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII) has secured a $113.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to obtain long-lead-time materials needed to build the LHA 9 amphibious assault ship. The modification is the sixth increment of the LLTM procurement contract awarded to Ingalls Shipbuilding and brings the total ...
Two Six Technologies has named Daniel Ragsdale and Greg Bitel to vice president roles as part of a strategy aimed at driving the company’s business expansion initiatives within the U.S. government market and related sectors. Ragsdale, formerly VP-architect of Two Six, will now lead its research and development portfolio that includes support w...
Carey Smith, president and CEO of Parsons and three-time Wash100 Award winner, sat with Peter Arment, senior research analyst for Baird, during Wednesday’s 2021 Government & Defense Conference to provide a look into Parsons’ growth strategies, national security efforts and the influence that emerging technologies are having on business and t...
Mike Aldinger, a 22-year veteran of Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Huntington Ingalls Industries‘ (NYSE: HII) Technical Solutions division to serve as vice president of live, virtual, constructive training products. In his new position, Aldinger will focus on HII’s engagement and growth efforts related to its LVC offerings for ...
As if being an event organizer isn’t challenging enough, the COVID-19 pandemic happened. The event management industry is one of the countless other businesses heavily impacted by the global pandemic. Live conferences and face-to-face gatherings were brought to a screeching halt and were either postponed or canceled. So to adapt to this sudden cha...
Stefanie Lehmann, most recently a senior vice president at Atlas Research, has joined Prometheus Federal Services as chief operating officer, FedHealthIT reported Monday. Her professional experience covers business and strategy development, program management, cybersecurity, information assurance and privacy compliance. Lehmann initially worked at A...
Extreme weather events continue to increase in frequency and severity on a global scale, and climate change is gaining greater importance across federal government agencies’ priorities and concerns. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, the U.S. has experienced at least...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 12, 2021 — Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and eight-time Wash100 Award recipient, underscored the progress the company has made on its sustainability goals to date as Leidos released its new environmental, social and governance objectives for 2030, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. Next Level Leidos hig...
