Rich Wilkinson, director of solutions engineering for Unanet and a GovCon Expert, has published his latest article as a member of Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Expert program on Wednesday to present an inside look at the earned value management (EVM) approach to projects, how to apply it and the benefits it can bring to a government contracting b...
Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) has agreed to acquire engineering and design firm Gibbs & Cox in a cash transaction worth $380 million as part of efforts to further expand into the maritime market and add engineering talent to its team. Leidos said Tuesday it expects the deal to be completed in the second quarter of fiscal...
Oshkosh’s (NYSE: OSK) defense arm has won a potential 10-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to manufacture between 50,000 and 165,000 Next Generation Delivery Vehicles for the U.S. Postal Service. USPS will make an initial payment of $482 million to allow Oshkosh Defense to finalize the production design, factory build-out and ...
Amentum has received a five-year, $43 million task order to support the U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Officer for Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons, Aerial Targets Program Office and Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The company said Tuesday it will provide technical program management and logistical life cycle support for surface ...
Frank Wilde, vice president of the Global Center of Excellence at SAP (NYSE: SAP), said edge computing combined with a data platform and advanced connectivity could help government agencies improve citizen and employee experiences. “Edge computing combined with 5G and a robust data platform also allows agencies to make better decisions about the t...
Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Tina Dolph, president and chief executive officer CEO of Siemens Government Technologies (SGT) has been recognized as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for driving the company’s expansion in the federal sector by winning new work with various agencies. “After more than 18 years with Lockheed Martin, Tina...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) two firm-fixed-price contracts worth $842.7 million combined to build more anti-ship and air-to-surface missile systems. Lockheed will produce 137 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles for the program’s fourth and fifth production lots under a $414.3 million award that also involves forei...
AeroVironment (Nasdaq: AVAV) has finalized its acquisition of Arcturus UAV through a $405 million cash-and-stock transaction in a push to expand its portfolio with the addition of medium unmanned aircraft systems. AeroVironment said Monday Arcturus UAV will operate as its wholly owned subsidiary following the completion of the transaction, which was...
The U.S. Navy has continually worked to decentralize, differentialize and digitize the service branch’s work as well as develop its talent in the field. As the Navy continues to evolve to meet the growing demands, challenges still remain. Join GovConWire’s Navy: IT Transformation Forum to hear notable industry and federal leaders discuss t...
Cyxtera Technologies has agreed to join forces with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq: SVAC) in an approximately $3.4 billion merger transaction to create a publicly traded data center services provider in the government and commercial markets. The boards of directors at the two companies unanimously approved the deal and both parties expect...
