RTX’s (NYSE: RTX) Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has received two contract modifications worth $517.1 million combined from the U.S. Navy to deliver spares for the production of the F135 propulsion system and provide continued technical engineering support for the F-35 Lightning II Propulsion System Block Four Flight Test Program. The Department o...
Kara Sprague, former executive vice president and chief product officer at F5, will succeed Marten Mickos as HackerOne CEO, effective Nov. 4. The San Farancisco-based security platform developer said Tuesday Sprague will be responsible for driving company growth and adoption of HackerOne’s offering in commercial and government markets. “...
Redwire (NYSE: RDW) has closed its purchase of spacecraft developer Hera Systems in a transaction that expands its portfolio of spacecraft to support national security space missions in geostationary orbit. In a statement published Tuesday, Redwire Chairman and CEO Peter Cannito said the acquisition marks a key milestone in the space infrastructure ...
NexTech Solutions has acquired Nomad Solutions, an information technology company specializing in government data and communication services, in an effort to boost its capacity to support critical government infrastructure. In a LinkedIn post Tuesday, NTS said the acquisition will help ramp up its support for federal civilian executive agencies...
Steve Schorer will succeed Stu Shea as chairman, president and CEO of Peraton, effective Sept. 9. Both executives are repeat recipients of the Wash100 Award, which annually recognizes the most influential leaders in the GovCon sector. The portfolio company of Veritas Capital said Tuesday Schorer has more than three decades of experience in leading c...
Cherokee Federal has purchased a majority stake in Advanced Technology Applications through the newly established growth capital firm Sovereign Capital as part of efforts to expand its presence in the federal contracting space. ATA is a small data services company that has provided technical platforms across the areas of data strategy, data engineer...
David Rodgers, a defense industry executive, has joined Ultra Intelligence & Communications as vice president of global sales. Ultra I&C said Tuesday Rodgers will oversee the company’s domestic and international sales initiatives and support business development efforts for the U.S. military and foreign defense ministries. “David...
Houston-based KBR (NYSE: KBR) has finalized its acquisition of LinQuest in a transaction that expands its engineering, data analytics and digital integration capabilities in support of national security space missions. KBR said Tuesday it will start integrating the acquired company into its government solutions segment and defense and intelligence b...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has secured a $197.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the full rate production of 56,000 FMU-139D/B bomb tactical electronic fuze systems. The Department of Defense said Tuesday the firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract also covers 500 FMU-139D/B fuze accessory kits, 50 FMU-139D(D-1)/B...
RTI International and the Department of Defense have signed a cooperative agreement for the former to continue overseeing the Defense Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Consortium, or DSEC. The nonprofit research institute said Thursday the potential 10-year, $190 million deal is intended to boost STEM education among K-16 st...
