Paul Engola, chief human resources officer of Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), has been named executive vice president for national security space in a string of leadership changes that will take effect Monday, July 5. Leidos said Thursday the executive moves are part of the company’s efforts to optimize processes and advance talent development. Engola will c...
Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) will move to the engineering and manufacturing development phase for the Long Range Standoff weapon system under a potential $2 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force. Raytheon’s missile and defense business will continue to mature production processes and demonstrate the manufacturing environment with a goal of...
General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) information technology business will continue to provide managed hosting and professional services to a Department of Homeland Security-owned data center under a potential 18-month, $395.5 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. An award notice posted Thursday on SAM.gov says GDIT will extend i...
The State Department has approved a $445 million foreign military sale of heavy tactical vehicles, manufactured by Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense segment, to the Kuwaiti government. The order is for 517 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks and Heavy Equipment Transporters to support cargo transport, vehicle recovery and resupply operations b...
Valiant Integrated Services has acquired Norfolk, Virginia-based Alliance Technical Services for an undisclosed sum in a move to expand logistics support work in the government sector. Valiant said Thursday it also looks to grow its customer base in the missile launch refurbishment and modernization segments through the acquisition. Dan Corbett, CEO...
Ball Aerospace has promoted two-decade company veteran Jeanne Atwell to the positions of vice president and chief engineer. Prior to this promotion, Atwell was senior director of advanced mission solutions within Ball’s national defense segment, the company said Wednesday. “She has an impeccable technical record and will focus on executi...
Stephen Ambrose, a 40-year veteran in science and technology, will oversee the climate initiatives of Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) as chief climate scientist, a newly created role. He will lead the projects of SAIC focused on data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning aimed at helping government clients addre...
Ned Miller, former chief technology strategist at McAfee (Nasdaq: MCFE), has joined Appgate to serve as senior vice president and general manager of the cybersecurity company’s federal arm. He will be responsible for working with sales and technical teams to deliver zero-trust security products to clients, and leading market strategies that gu...
Germany is set to initiate a foreign military sales process with the U.S. government to buy five Boeing-built (NYSE: BA) maritime surveillance planes for approximately $1.3 billion. The German defense ministry said Thursday it chose the P-8A Poseidon aircraft platform to address a capability gap that arose following the completion of its P-3C Orion ...
Twelve businesses were awarded contract modification that exercised option period from Sept. 1, 2021, to Aug. 31, 2022, for worldwide cargo shipment and other transportation services in support of the U.S. Transportation Command. The awards range from $7.5 million to $176 million, depending on each individual order of international ocean and intermo...
