How many people do you think you know? Recently, the Wall Street Journal provided the numbers, revealing that the average person knows about 600 people, with a majority of that number being acquaintances. According to WSJ, casual connections and acquaintances have actually proven to be more helpful when it comes to job hunting than close...
In its simplest form, citizen development is “enabling mission owners to code,” Mark Andress, global vice president of Oracle Government Defense & Intelligence, said during a panel discussion at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2023 Homeland Security Summit last week. In an era increasingly defined by data, he said, the ability to ana...
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) subsidiary Bath Iron Works and HII (NYSE: HII) have received contracts to provide lead and follow yard support services for the U.S. Navy’s DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by Naval Sea Systems Command to Bath Iron Works has a base value of $58.9 million and contains option...
HII (NYSE: HII) has received a potential $130 million contract to provide long lead time materials and related engineering and design support for the U.S. Navy’s America-class amphibious assault ship Flight 1 LHA 10. The Department of Defense said Thursday Naval Sea Systems Command will fund the advance material procurement using shipbuilding and ...
Since its release in October 2022, the National Defense Strategy has guided the Department of Defense as it navigates today’s global competition landscape. A core objective within the strategy is to build enduring advantages, and the NDS notes investments in technology as a key part in achieving this goal. Leading DOD R&D efforts is Under...
President Biden issued a landmark executive order in October that established new standards for artificial intelligence and laid the foundation for AI implementation within the federal government. Deltek Senior Vice President of Information Solutions Kevin Plexico, a Govcon Expert and four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with Ex...
Lockheed Martin‘s (NYSE: LMT) aeronautics division has secured a 10-year, $238 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to supply and deliver F-16 initial spares to foreign military sale customers. The contract will support new aircraft procurement or major fleet upgrades for the governments of Greece, Jordan, Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore...
Vishal Luthra, a more than 30-year technology industry veteran, has assumed the role of chief growth officer at Herndon, Virginia-based federal information technology services contractor TechSur Solutions. In this capacity, he will lead the execution of TechSur’s growth strategies and oversee strategic captures, partnerships and business devel...
The audit process is distinct in the contracting industry as compared to private companies without government customers. There are extra rules and regulations by which government contracting organizations have to abide, such as the Cost Accounting Standards or the many expectations set by the Federal Acquisition Regulation. To help navigate this of...
Tim Dunne, chief operating officer of Sealing Technologies, has succeeded Edward Sealing as CEO of the Parsons (NYSE: PSN) subsidiary. In a LinkedIn post, Sealing announced the leadership change and his transition to the role of chief technology officer after serving for more than a decade as chief executive of the cybersecurity platforms provider. ...
