Ball Aerospace and Technologies has received a $255.4M firm-fixed-price contract modification to continue development and fabrication work for the U.S. Air Force‘s Weather System Follow-on Microwave program for a low-Earth orbit satellite. The modification is the result of an exercised option and raises the contract‘s cumulative value to...
John Baylouny, formerly chief technology officer for Leonardo DRS, has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer at the Arlington, Va.-based defense contractor. Leonardo DRS said Thursday Baylouny succeeds Terry Murphy, who is due to retire at the end of this year, and will oversee eight business units...
Crew Training International has won a potential five-year, $241.4M contract to help the U.S. Air Force train aircrew of MQ-9 multimission remotely piloted aircraft and associated courseware. The Air Force’s Acquisition Management and Integration Center received eight offers for the firm-fixed-price contract via a competitive acquisition p...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 8, 2018 ” ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT) has tapped Purdue University’s online education arm to provide company employees the opportunity to earn a cloud computing degree, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 9. The bachelor of science degree offering will be available to ManTech personnel who support the deploymen...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 8, 2018 ” Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has entered into a joint project with George Mason University and Northern Virginia Community College that seeks to build on the future science, technology, engineering and math workforce in order to address current gaps, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, November 8, 2018 ” ICF (Nasdaq: ICFI) executive John Paczkowski, senior vice president in charge of its homeland security and national resilience practice, is included in the 2018 class of fellows at the National Academy of Public Administration, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday. The company said Tuesday Paczkow...
On Thursday, Oct. 25th, GovCon leaders from the public and private sector gathered for the Potomac Officers Club™s 2018 Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap Forum, featuring a keynote address from Dale Ormond, principal director, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering. His remarks were followed by an expert panel...
The U.S. Army has selected five companies to compete for orders under a potential six-year, $4B firm-fixed-price, multiple-award contract for the delivery of security support services. The service branch will assign work locations and funds with every order for work that would occur through Nov. 1, 2024, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The Ar...
Calibre Systems has purchased Herndon, Va.-based information technology services contractor Spear for an undisclosed sum. Joe Martore, Calibre president and CEO, said in a statement released Wednesday the acquisition presents an opportunity for the company to offer a diverse set of IT platforms and certified resources, further support clients and ex...
Data Computer Corp. of America has received a potential five-year, $138.9M contract to support the signals intelligence and cyber platforms of an undisclosed Defense Department intelligence customer. DCCA said Wednesday it will provide mission-critical DevOps modifications to suit an agile environment to support the DoD agency™s opera...
