Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has named Rachel Leahy as vice president of advanced programs. Who Is Rachel Leahy? Leahy, who announced the appointment in a LinkedIn post on Thursday, most recently served as director of advanced programs at General Atomics. She joined General Atomics in June 2020 after spending time as director of operation...
Science Applications International Corp. will support the U.S. Air Force Tactical Exploitation of National Capabilities in prototyping warfighting capabilities under a five-year, $928 million Hyper-Innovative Operational Prototype Engineering 2.0 contract. Air and space defense is a critical component of national security and is becoming increasingl...
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $250 million contract modification by the U.S. Navy for the production and support of the F-35 Lightning II logistics information system. F-35 Logistics Information System Contract Modification Scope The Department of Defense said Wednesday the modification to the fixed-price incentive, cost-plus-fixed-fee, in...
A bill sponsored by Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., and endorsed by Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Ark., and Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., that aims to modernize and enhance the United States’ missile defense capabilities was introduced on Tuesday. Messmer’s website says the Ground and Orbital Launched Defeat of Emergent Nuclear Destruction and Other Missile...
Tarek Robbiati, a technology industry expert with over 25 years of leadership experience, has joined Pure Storage as chief financial officer. He will oversee global finance activities, including procurements and investor relations, the company said Tuesday. He will report to Charles Giancarlo, chairman and CEO of Pure Storage. Robbiati s...
Sierra Nevada Corp. will produce and maintain Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System, or DVEPS, units to the U.S. Special Operations Command under an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a maximum value of nearly $471.6 million. SNC will work on the contract, which also includes logistics support, in Sparks, Nevada, with ...
Mack Defense has booked a $221.9 million contract from the U.S. Army to provide support services for the M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck. Scope of M917A3 Heavy Dump Truck Contract The Department of Defense said Tuesday the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based company will deliver logistics products and engineering change proposal support for the M917A3 HDT un...
Federal IT services provider Comtech has named Matt Bugbee, a federal civilian growth strategist, chief growth officer. In a LinkedIn post published Tuesday, Bugbee said he is excited to collaborate with Comtech CEO Shailendra Sharma and the entire team as the company focuses on expanding its presence in the federal civilian and state and local...
The U.S. Air Force has started soliciting proposals for a recompete of the Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirement, or SABER, contract with a potential value of $120 million. Simplified Acquisition of Base Engineering Requirement Contract Scope According to the request for proposals issued on SAM.gov Wednesday, the potential cont...
Defense IT platforms provider Atlas Technologies has appointed KC Wilberg, a more than two-decade federal government contracting industry veteran, as chief operating officer. Atlas Tech said Tuesday Wilberg will oversee initiatives to refine business strategy, improve mission delivery in support of federal customers and optimize the company’s ...
