With only a little over a month left to go in 2024, Potomac Officers Club—the government contracting industry’s most celebrated and successful community—has one event remaining: the 2024 Healthcare Summit. Every year, this exciting symposium gathers the most respected minds in federal healthcare technology delivery to speak directly to GovCo...
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Northrop Grumman $540.9 million in funding to support the company’s development of the Glide Phase Interceptor, a technology to detect and intercept hypersonic weapons. Work on the weapon countermeasure platform will be performed in Chandler, Arizona, until November 2029, the Department of Defense said Wednes...
David Anderson, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with client delivery and program management expertise, was appointed vice president of digital sustainment solutions division at EXPANSIA. The company said Wednesday Anderson will be responsible for ensuring that EXPANSIA’s offerings consistently meet the evolving requirements of defense custome...
GovCon Wire sat down with QinetiQ U.S. President and CEO Shawn Purvis, a four-time Wash100 Award winner, to discuss the company’s remarkable transformation over the past three years, recent strategic hires and its expanding technology portfolio. Here’s what she told us in her Executive Spotlight interview: GovCon Wire: You̵...
vTech Solution, a human-centered IT services provider, has welcomed seven new members with varying expertise in line with the company’s expansion efforts in key sectors. The company said the new additions, who will join its offices in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, will help boost its expertise and enhance its capacity to provide comprehe...
By Joe Paiva, Chief Operating Officer at Fearless The White House’s recent memorandum on artificial intelligence governance marks a critical moment for federal agencies and their industry partners. As AI systems become increasingly central to government operations, the memorandum establishes clear imperatives: protect civil rights and liberti...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has a budget of $3 billion for fiscal year 2025, $1.7 billion of which will go towards cybersecurity efforts to advance programs that detect and counter cyberattacks throughout critical infrastructure. Hear directly from CISA officials about budget priorities and upcoming contract opportunities at...
Noble Supply and Logistics has received a Defense Logistics Agency contract modification to provide maintenance, repair and operations supplies support services worth up to $562.5 million to various facilities around the globe. The Department of Defense said Thursday the modification to the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quant...
The Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a five-year, $100 million initiative in an effort to accelerate commercial partnerships and enhance rapid acquisition capabilities. The Phase III Small Business Innovation Research indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award for Commercial Engagement and Integration – Rapid Acquisition De...
The HII board of directors has elected Kari Wilkinson as president of Newport News Shipbuilding, or NNS, the largest company division overseeing over 26,000 shipbuilders who design, build and maintain nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. The shipbuilder said Wednesday Wilkinson, who has served as president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbui...
