The Department of Defense continues to issue accelerated payments meant to help defense contractors withstand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic even after the White House declared the health crisis over, Bloomberg reported Monday. In March 2020, DOD issued a memo that increases the progress payment rates for large businesses from 80 percent to 90...
In recent years, the U.S. intelligence landscape has seen a clear shift away from counterterrorism and a pivot toward “hard target” adversaries like China, North Korea, Russia and Iran. Within the intelligence community, this shift has spurred a reevaluation of intelligence tradecraft, a more concentrated focus on technology and an increased rel...
Deltek has wrapped up its acquisition of TIP Technologies in a transaction that will integrate quality management system and manufacturing execution system offerings into the Herndon, Virginia-based software provider’s portfolio of enterprise resource planning and manufacturing platforms for the GovCon industry. Mike Corkery, president and CEO...
Centerpoint, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gunnison Consulting Group, will deliver information technology security support services to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under a potential five-year, $25.5 million contract. Gunnison CEO Gil Dussek said in a statement released Thursday the award has been the second contract secured by Centerp...
Modernization and digital transformation are linchpins of today’s GovCon landscape. As new technologies emerge, existing ones evolve and missions shift, the public sector is looking to industry more and more to help bring the U.S. government into the modern era and poise our military forces for technological dominance. Firms like Client Solut...
Ten companies will compete for vehicle production task orders from the U.S. Army’s program executive office for ground combat systems under a five-year, $1.61 billion firm-fixed-price contract. Army Contracting Command received 10 bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online solicitation and will determine performance locations and fun...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has agreed to share data with the U.S. Air Force related to the ongoing development of the B-21 Raider Long Range Strike Bomber and its virtual model. Under a signed agreement, USAF will have access to common data environments, including a cloud-based platform that houses a suite of ground systems data...
Integral Federal has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of GovCon industry veterans Manuel Mendez and Jason Siminski as chief financial officer and chief growth officer, respectively, as the company aims to reach $200 million in annual revenue by 2025. Mendez will lead finance and accounting, contract, program control and information ...
Today, evolutions and advancements in modern warfare are driving major shifts in the technologies, weapons systems and capabilities that defense contractors provide. Now, more than ever, robotics, autonomous solutions and cyber are dominating the defense landscape, and companies like QinetiQ are using these shifts to steer strategies, investments an...
James F.X. Payne has spent his career making efforts to enhance homeland security. With stints at companies such as Bechtel and Dun & Bradstreet, the Washington, D.C.-based executive has worked consistently with U.S. Intelligence Community clients to develop strategies to prevent incursions on intellectual property and infrastructure. He additio...
