Godspeed Capital Management has purchased Ascent Engineering Group for an undisclosed amount as part of an effort to expand its newly formed engineering and consulting business that serves public and private sector customers. Ascent will bring its expertise in designing mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems to boost the capabilities of Godspee...
U.S. Special Operations Command has asked industry for feedback on a draft solicitation for a potential $150 million contract for professional services in support of daily business activities of Special Operations Forces across all mission areas. USSOCOM will hold an industry day for the SOF Enterprise Professional Services program on Dec. 2, accord...
ExecutiveBiz featured Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics‘ information technology business and four-time Wash100 Award winner in its most recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. She discussed General Dynamics Information Technology‘s third-quarter results and cited the contributors to their organic growth. Gilli...
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...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 18, 2021 — Tim Conway, president of NTT Data‘s public sector group and a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, said the company will work with Maryland to help its health department pursue “modernization and equity of care,” ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. NTT Data will support the state’s creation of a p...
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy in Washington will continue to provide science operational support for the Hubble Space Telescope through June 30, 2026 under a potential $215 million contract extension with NASA. NASA said Tuesday the latest award allows AURA to continue supporting the operations of the Space Telescope Scie...
Stephen Ambrose, chief climate scientist of Science Applications International Corp., will moderate a fireside chat session with Michael Berkowitz, a founding principal of Resilient Cities Catalyst, at GovConWire’s virtual forum on Thursday, Nov. 18. Ambrose was appointed to his current role in July and oversees an SAIC program aimed at helpin...
Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB) has agreed to acquire Planetary Systems Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction to further build up its space systems business and end-to-end offerings across launch and space hardware markets. Rocket Lab said Monday it agreed to pay $42 million in cash and 1,720,841 in shares of common stock to buy PSC...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has asked vendors to submit information about space weather data offerings as the agency looks to expand its information-gathering platforms. NOAA said Wednesday it will use input from the commercial sector to plan future pilot studies and acquisition programs. The agency is interested in learning ...
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...
