Weekly Roundup November 13 – November 17 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson In recent weeks the GovCon community has experienced significant M&A and restructuring activity. Notable transactions include: H.I.G.™s purchase of WBB for an un...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 16, 2017 ” A Concurrent Technologies Corp. joint venture with the University of Dayton Research Institute is working to support the U.S. Air Force‘s energy management and efficiency efforts as part of task orders worth $3 million combined, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. The company said Nov. 9 th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzEXBPGKsgY The Synthetic Training Environment (STE) will revolutionize Army training to build readiness. Remarks by Gen. David Perkins, commanding general of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, and Gen. Robert Abrams, commanding general of the U.S. Army Forces Command. The Combined Arms Center “ Trainin...
Lori Scherer, formerly deputy director of intelligence portfolios at Mitre, has been named VP of intelligence portfolios at the National Security Engineering Center, a federally funded research and development center the nonprofit company manages for the Defense Department. In her previous role, the more than 25-year company veteran w...
Paul Johnson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, has joined Grant Thornton‘s public sector business as a senior strategic adviser for the defense and intelligence community. The 32-year military veteran will advise the company on security and defense business development and strategic matters, Grant Thornton said Friday. Carlos ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqozXS6eDCs PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 30, 2017) U.S. Marines with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Sailors with Expeditionary Strike Group 3, conduct amphibious, combined arms, aviation and expeditionary advanced base operations training off the coast of Southern California during Exercise Dawn Blitz. The scenario-based...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=637KM-dBmaA Command Master Chief Jason Holden, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, talks about the mission his Sailors are executing while deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. NMCB 4 recently deployed to Okinawa as the forward deployed NMCB, ready to support Major Combat Operations, Humanitarian...
Carahsoft Technology, Four LLC and Immix Technology have received contract modifications worth a combined $130 million to continue to provide commercial off-the-shelf software products and maintenance services to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Tuesday contractors are required to supply COTS software products that have obtained full ce...
L2 Defense has purchased Advanced Technical and Educational Consultants for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand emergency management simulation and training offerings for clients in the defense, first responder and national security markets. L2 Defense President Sam Lennon said in a statement published Thursday the transaction will combine the co...
L3 Technologies (NYSE: LLL) has secured two contracts worth up to $281 million combined from the U.S. Air Force to fabricate aircraft and develop a mission system for unnamed foreign military sales customers. The company will provide aircraft engineering, fabrication and procurement services under a potential $210 million contract that runs th...
