Vice President JD Vance on Saturday swore Pete Hegseth, a former Army National Guard officer, into office as the 29th secretary of defense, DOD News reported Monday. Hegseth received Senate confirmation on Friday evening. Making DOD ‘Laser-Focused’ on Lethality, Readiness During his Jan. 14 confirmation hearing, Hegseth cited the need to rei...
C5MI has worked with the Defense Logistics Agency and SAP to facilitate the migration to the SAP S/4HANA enterprise resource planning software to advance the Department of Defense’s digital transformation efforts. The IT services provider said Friday the S/4 migration as part of DLA’s SAP Warehouse Management System, or WMS, deployment effor...
Digital modernization is a necessity for government agencies and commercial companies alike as technology continues to evolve. Leidos picked up on this cue and created the Digital Modernization Sector that looks across the entire organization and brings emerging tech to “orchestrate innovation” for its customers. GovCon Wire had the pleasur...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index marked its first winning week in 2025 after seven losing weeks since the last week of November 2024. Also, the index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, rose +0.32% on Friday to $5,021.18 for its seventh consecutive daily gain. Wall Street’s major stock benchmarks rallied and f...
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is a “combat support agency,” which means it is charged with critical responsibilities to provide the Department of Defense and intelligence community with information and tools they need to stay competitive with other nations like China who are quickly gaining in strength and resources. For NGA, this ...
Metron has appointed technology leader Robert Zarnich as the autonomy software provider’s first chief engineer and promoted Dominick Vincent, a U.S. Navy veteran, to vice president of advanced mathematics applications, or AMA, division. Metron said Thursday Zarnich will help accelerate the transition of high-priority technology innovations from th...
Quantum computing is no longer just a theoretical pursuit or the domain of research labs. It has rapidly emerged as a transformative technology poised to revolutionize industries around the globe. Within the defense sector, its potential is both astounding and imperative. Quantum’s applications in national security promise to reshape operation...
Data Machines has acquired Goforth Scientific to strengthen its commitment to delivering innovative platforms to the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. In a statement published Tuesday, Data Machines CEO Matt Quinn said the acquisition marks a pivotal step in the company’s growth strategy. “By uniting our capabilities, we ...
Investment banking firm Evercore has issued its January report, highlighting the market performances of several U.S. defense and government services companies. The monthly update released by the firm’s aerospace, defense and government services team shows the enterprise and equity values, share performances and operating metrics of several U.S...
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon a $333.3 million contract to produce Standard Missile-6, including spares and round design agents. The cost-plus-fixed-fee contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of the effort to $908.1 million, the Department of Defense said. Navy Contract Scope The SM-6 missiles and e...
