The U.S. Army has selected Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and Global Military Products, a division of Global Ordnance, to compete for orders under a $133.9 million special ammunition and weapons system production contract. Army Contracting Command received two bids for the firm-fixed-price contract via an online solicitation and will determine work lo...
The government of Poland’s potential $1.2 billion acquisition of airspace and surface radar reconnaissance aerostat systems has been approved by the U.S. Department of State. The prime contractors of the deal will be Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) company, aerostat maker TCOM, ELTA North America and Avantus Federal, a subsidiary of QinetiQ Group...
Tim Solms, a technology executive with over three decades of combined military and industry experience, has been named CEO of space tracking and data analytics company Slingshot Aerospace. The U.S. Army veteran will join the company’s board of directors and oversee innovation, growth and expansion initiatives across the domestic and internatio...
Greg Davis, a business development executive, has joined the information technology business of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) as a vice president. He announced his move to General Dynamics Information Technology in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. In his new role, Davis will serve as health, technology and life sciences leader at GDIT, according t...
Xcelerate Solutions, a defense and national security company, has merged with Fairfax, Virginia-based cybersecurity firm VMD as part of efforts to offer an expanded portfolio of secure platforms and services to federal government customers. Founded in 2002, VMD provides information technology services in cybersecurity, agile engineering and critical...
Doug Keating, formerly a senior director at Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), has joined national security technology company Vibrint as vice president of business development. He will report to Amy Steinberg, chief growth officer at Vibrint, and oversee the development and execution of the company’s expansion strategy for the national security sector...
The U.S. Air Force awarded a cumulative $750 million contract to TKC Global Solutions and HPI Solutions for communication and enterprise information technology services. The Department of Defense said Tuesday that the companies will provide IT support to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Springfield Air National Guard in Ohio, as well as Joint Bas...
Todd Brown, former director of business development at AvL Technologies, has been appointed director of strategic product and programs development at Antenna Research Associates. He will identify new market opportunities to advance the commercialization of ARA’s new and existing products and programs, the company said Tuesday. “His exper...
Mike Smith, a 30-year veteran of DCS, has been named executive vice president and manager of the Army and Marine Corps sector at the Alexandria, Virginia-based professional services firm focused on providing engineering and technical support for the Department of Defense and other national security agencies. DCS CEO Jim Benbow said in a statement pu...
Ryan Bolchoz has been appointed chief growth officer of VivSoft Technologies. As the first to serve in this newly created role, Bolchoz will lead the company’s growth strategy, capture and business development efforts and mentor delivery teams for organic growth, VivSoft told GovCon Wire on Tuesday. “This is a monumental moment for VivSoft,” ...
