Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index recorded a substantial weekly gain after ending higher on Friday at $5,469.34. Besides the 2.34% week-on-week gain, the index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, extended its winning streak anew. The escalating tensions in the Middle East triggered a rally of defense stocks o...
The State Department has awarded four companies positions on a potential five-year, $765 million follow-on contract to facilitate foreign law enforcement training and provide related services in support of the Global Antiterrorism Training Assistance program. According to an award notice published Wednesday, the selected vendors for the GATA I...
Adam Gruber has been appointed chief technology officer of Enterprise IT, Cloud Solutions at CACI International (NYSE: CACI), the executive announced on LinkedIn Thursday. In his new role, he will lead strategic vision, technological innovation and regulatory compliance efforts to assist the company’s national security clients in the...
The Defense Health Agency has exercised the first one-year option term on 10-year contracts awarded to six companies to provide comprehensive health care support services for military retirees, active-duty personnel and their family members through the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan. The Department of Defense said Thursday the vendors will of...
Astrion has named Koren Odermann, an experienced product manager, as vice president of capture. Odermann announced her appointment in a LinkedIn post published Thursday. According to her LinkedIn profile, she first joined the U.S. government engineering services contractor in May as senior capture manager for corporate business development. Prior to...
Thirty companies were awarded spots on a potential $4 billion contract from the U.S. Transportation Command for international charter airlift services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday work under the International Charter Airlift Services in Support of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet contract will be performed across the globe and will run through...
Avint has promoted veteran business executive Brian Edwards to chief growth officer and appointed cybersecurity leader Kevin Thomas as chief solutions officer as part of a push to achieve growth in the federal cybersecurity sector. The company said Wednesday the appointments mark the expansion of its leadership team and come after the launch of AREA...
James Johnson, former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) executive, has joined Parsons as senior vice president for systems engineering and analysis, according to his LinkedIn announcement Tuesday. He will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations for Parsons’ engineering services business and overseeing delivery, execution and staffing w...
Axon (Nasdaq: AXON) has finalized its acquisition of Dedrone, an airspace security systems provider, for an undisclosed amount to expand its technology capabilities designed to improve national security and public safety. Axon said Wednesday the transaction will enable it to advance drone as first responder programs and safeguard against unauthorize...
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded 10 companies positions on an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract vehicle to acquire digital products and services to facilitate better user experiences. According to an award notice published Tuesday, the Secure, Performant, Reliable and User-Centered Experiences IDIQ is a set-aside program...
