Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host and U.S. Army veteran, was chosen by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as secretary of the Department of Defense, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The former infantry captain in the Army National Guard served at Guantanamo Bay and later in Iraq. He also served in Afghanistan with the...
Textron will continue its work focused on the development of nine Ship to Shore Connector Landing Craft Air Cushion 100-class craft in support of the U.S. Navy. The Department of Defense said Friday Textron Systems secured a $394.3 million contract modification from the Navy for the boats’ construction. Majority of contract work will be perfor...
Blake Nelson, a 25-year industry veteran with vast experience in cloud technology, has been appointed vice president of the cloud and data center practice area at Leidos. The Reston, Virginia-based information technology company said Thursday the executive will spearhead the strategic growth of its digital modernization business, including...
The Air Force Global Strike Command has launched a five-year, $100 million initiative in an effort to accelerate commercial partnerships and enhance rapid acquisition capabilities. The Phase III Small Business Innovation Research indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract award for Commercial Engagement and Integration – Rapid Acquisition De...
Brian Shimkaveg, former senior director of Department of Defense and Intelligence Community sales at Rancher Government Solutions, was promoted to the role of vice president of sales at RGS, the executive announced in a LinkedIn post Wednesday. Building on his more than two decades of technology and public sector experience, Shimkaveg served as seni...
CACI International, an IT and services company, has booked a potential $226 million task order for a range of support services to enhance the capabilities of the U.S. Southern Command Operations. The company said Thursday it will leverage its know-how of systems, processes and partnerships to boost USSOUTHCOM’s capabilities under the five...
CACI International has completed its acquisition of Azure Summit Technology, a developer of high-performance radio frequency, for approximately $1.28 billion. The Reston, Virginia-headquartered defense contractor said Wednesday the all-cash transaction expands its portfolio of offerings, particularly into the maritime and airborne markets. In his st...
Private equity firm OceanSound Partners has acquired Antenna Research Associates, or ARA, for an undisclosed sum as part of efforts to help the latter expand its client relationships and radio frequency capabilities to facilitate the delivery of new technologies to the aerospace and defense market. New York-based OceanSound said Tuesday ARA’s ...
Leidos saw its revenue increase 7 percent year-over-year to $4.2 billion during the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 and attributed the revenue growth to increased demand across all customer segments, particularly for managed health services. In an earnings release published Tuesday, the defense and IT services contractor said it recorded $362 mill...
Cloud technologies have become widely adopted across the federal government. The Department of Defense made a significant investment in cloud at the end of 2022 with its $9 billion multi-vendor JWCC contract. But now, two years later, what’s on the horizon for cloud in the public sector? According to Steve Derr, vice president of Oracle̵...
