Executive Mosaic’s flagship GovCon Wire will bring together top space acquisition experts from the government and industry at a Jan. 19 virtual forum to offer insight into the Defense Department’s priorities and modernization efforts in the space domain. David Ray, senior vice president of operations and lead for the space business unit ...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a $471.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to help update Japan’s F-15 Eagle fleet. The company will develop a suite of aircraft systems and four weapon training systems for the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor Program, the Department of Defense said Thursday. Work will be conducted in St. Louis...
ST Engineering’s shipbuilding business in Pascagoula, Mississippi, has received a $552.7 million contract modification from the Department of the Navy to design and build a second polar security cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard. The Navy exercised an option on a potential $1.94 billion contract originally awarded to VT Halter Marine in April 20...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a $102.4 million contract from the U.S. Army to produce components and spares of the Apache attack helicopter’s updated sensor system. The military service is procuring the hardware items for the Modernized Target Acquisition Designation/Pilot Night Vision Sensor System from the company’s missiles...
Virgin Orbit is set to kick off trading Thursday, Dec. 30, on Nasdaq after it completed its merger with blank check company NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NGCA). Shareholders at special purpose acquisition company NextGen approved the business combination on Tuesday and the combined entity will operate as Virgin Orbit Holdings and list its co...
Blue Origin and U.S. Transportation Command have signed a cooperative research and development agreement to study the potential use of its commercial rockets in transporting cargo and personnel, SpaceNews reported Wednesday. TRANSCOM, which is responsible for military logistics operations worldwide, also signed CRADAs with SpaceX and Exploration Arc...
Merck’s life science business has been awarded a three-year, $136.7 million contract to stand up a factory for a critical material needed to manufacture rapid COVID-19 point-of-care tests. MilliporeSigma said Thursday it will use the funds to establish a lateral flow membrane production facility in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, to support domestic pro...
Greg Wenzel, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and a previous Wash100 awardee, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Tuesday. He tackled the company’s second quarter results and growth strategy, and talked about new market opportunities for customers, the Department of Defense’...
Shareholders at blank check company NextGen Acquisition Corp. II (Nasdaq: NGCA) approved Tuesday the proposed merger with Virgin Orbit and both parties expect the transaction to close before the end of December. The combined entity will adopt the name Virgin Orbit Holdings and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “VORB” upon closing of the...
Teleperformance has acquired Kentucky-based business process outsourcing company Senture from investment firm Kingswood Capital Management for approximately $400 million. Eighty percent of sales at Senture come from the company’s business unit that provides contact center support services to federal, state and local governments, Teleperformanc...
