John Boyle, group president of defense and civilian solutions at Cherokee Federal, was featured in the most recent Executive Spotlight interview with ExecutiveBiz on Thursday. He discussed the company’s acquisition of Preting Consulting, push into the intelligence community, work in the federal health care industry and growth in the government...
Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, spoke at length on the “booming” space economy, growing adversarial threats in the space domain and the nation’s most pressing space capability gaps in a closing keynote address during the Space Acquisition Forum, hosted by GovCon Wire Events on Wednesday...
A joint venture between Rhode Island-based construction firm Gilbane and German engineering company Zueblin has secured a $969 million contract to build a hospital for the U.S. Army at a military garrison in Kaiserslautern, Germany. For the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center Replacement project, the industry team will construct a 985,000-square-...
Kim Crider, a retired U.S. Air Force major general and former chief innovation and technology officer for the U.S. Space Force, has been appointed to lead artificial intelligence innovation for national security efforts within Deloitte’s government and public services practice. Crider will work with government agencies to further advance their ado...
Joel Machen, formerly vice president of product development for Inmarsat‘s government business arm, has joined SpiderOak Mission Systems to serve as VP of program management for zero trust hybrid space security products. Dave Pearah, CEO SpiderOak, said in a statement published Thursday Machen will be responsible for supporting delivery of Orb...
The Potomac Officers Club on Wednesday hosted its 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit, which fostered collaborative conversations between distinguished public and private sector defense leaders surrounding the Pentagon’s paramount research and development initiatives to close crucial capability gaps within Department of Defense agencies, d...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) NASSCO subsidiary has secured a $199.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to work on the USS Iwo Jima for the ship’s docking selected restricted availability in fiscal year 2022. The modification exercises contract options for the amphibious assault ship’s SRA, which includes maintenance, ...
KnightSwan Acquisition has put a $10 price tag on shares for its initial public offering and expects to raise $200 million. The special purpose acquisition company intends to sell 20 million units that will trade Friday under the symbol “KNSW.U” on the New York Stock Exchange, KnightSwan said Thursday. New York-based KnightSwan offered its book-...
On Wednesday, the Potomac Officers Club hosted its 8th Annual Defense R&D Summit which featured preeminent leaders across defense agencies and industry who gathered to discuss the top research and development initiatives shaping next-generation technology acquisition strategies, infrastructure modernization plans and innovation priorities with...
Executive Mosaic’s ninth annual Wash100 award selection was officially announced Wednesday to recognize 100 leaders from the worlds of government, industry and academia who have made noteworthy contributions to their organizations and the government contracting sector. The Wash100 is the premier class of business executives, agency officials a...
