The U.S. Army has issued a request for proposals for a follow-on contract to acquire research and development capabilities in support of the mission of the military branch’s Space and Missile Defense Command. The Design, Development, Demonstration and Integration II Domain 2 program is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity ...
Since we last spoke to Redhorse CEO and two-time Wash100 Award winner John Zangardi in January of 2023, the company has enjoyed growth, meeting and exceeding expectations. Zangardi told GovCon Wire he has spent a lot of time “cementing [his] all-star leadership team,” capped off by the recent hire of Accenture Federal Services and Novetta...
EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS), the parent company of broadband satellite services provider Hughes Network Systems, has closed its purchase of Dish Network in a transaction that strengthens its position as a global terrestrial and non-terrestrial connectivity provider to government and business customers. The combined entity will be based in Englewood, Col...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has appointed Amr Hussein, most recently vice president of C4ISR, as multidomain combat solutions VP and general manager of rotary mission systems sites in New Jersey and named Joe DePietro, a three-decade defense industry veteran, as VP and GM of C6ISR. Hussein and DePietro announced their appointments through LinkedIn p...
RTX (NYSE: RTX) has secured a $344.6 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce guided, gliding precision munition with multimode seeker technology for domestic and international military customers. The modification covers the lot 10 production of StormBreaker, additional all up rounds, containers and trainers for the Air Force...
Palo Alto Networks (Nasdaq: PANW) has closed its acquisition of Talon Cyber Security for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to further extend the capability of its secure access service edge platform in safeguarding managed and unmanaged devices. Santa Clara, California-based Palo Alto Networks said Thursday it will integrate its Prisma SASE plat...
A Bechtel subsidiary has secured a $772.3 million contract to provide the U.S. Navy with nuclear power plant components installed in aircraft carriers and submarines. Bechtel Plant Machinery Inc. will perform contract work in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, and Schenectady, New York, through September 2033, the Department of Defense said Friday. Naval Se...
Public benefit software provider Second Front Systems has placed its sales vice president TJ Rowe to the role of executive VP for growth. He is expected to use his previous experience to lead global public sector deals and commercial sales, as well as ensure customer and partnership success, 2F said Wednesday. Rowe was a U.S....
General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will provide file conversion services for the Veterans Benefits Administration under a potential three-year, $355.9 million task order from the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA launched a full and open competition and received two bids for the delivery order, according to a notice publ...
John Havermann, president and CEO of Fornax Advanced Materials, has been appointed to the board of directors at the Chicago-based developer of advanced materials for defense and aerospace applications. The U.S. Air Force veteran has 35 years of combined military and industry experience, having held leadership roles at companies including Parsons (NY...
