Five small businesses have each received a $44 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help sustain, restore and modernize facilities at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and its satellite offices. NSWCCD received 12 bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract via a competitive acquisition and will obligate $289,434 in...
Boeing (NYSE: BA) and AAR‘s (NYSE: AIR) government services subsidiary were awarded contract modifications worth $182.8 million combined to help repair, replace and maintain maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft engines for domestic and international military customers. Both contractors will deliver P-8A Poseidon aircraft depot-level mai...
Ken Diller, a military and industry veteran, has joined Millennium Corp. as vice president of business development. In this capacity, he oversees the company’s business development strategy, proposal and capture activities and works with the operations team to create strategies meant to help address complex challenges facing customers. Diller&...
Every year, the Potomac Officers Club hosts the government contracting industry’s premier events featuring the most prominent and influential speakers from the public and private sectors. Now, POC is gearing up for its biggest, most exciting year yet. In 2024, POC will be hosting an exciting lineup of in-person events, including must-attend month...
ECS Federal has secured a potential $190.2 million contract from the U.S. Army for the development and demonstration of artificial intelligence capabilities. According to an award notice posted on SAM.gov, the broad agency announcement for the Project “Runaway” has an initial value of $65.7 million that has the potential to reach the ceiling amo...
Huntington Beach, California-based Leonid Capital Partners is closing its inaugural private credit fund with approximately $240 million in capital that will be used to support investments in companies in the national security market. The oversubscribed Leonid Opportunities Fund I generated capital commitments from current and new institutional inves...
Patrick Shanahan, former deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and member of the board of directors of Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR), has been named as the company’s interim president and CEO. He takes over the responsibilities of Thomas Gentile, who resigned as president, CEO and board member on Saturday, the Wichita, Kansas-ba...
A Day & Zimmermann subsidiary will produce and deliver modular artillery charge system equipment for 155-millimeter ammunition to the U.S. Army under a $966.7 million contract. Day & Zimmermann Lone Star will manufacture, assemble, inspect, package and deliver 155 mm MACS M231/M232-series combustible cartridge cases as part of the five-year ...
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Director Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth was presented with his 2023 Wash100 Award on stage after his keynote speech at the Potomac Officers Club’s 9th Annual Intel Summit in McLean, Virginia. In his address, VADM Whitworth spoke about major shifts in what he calls a “relucta...
Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR) has received a $250 million contract from the U.S. Army to research and develop artificial intelligence and machine learning tools for U.S. military applications. Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity and will determine work locations and budget upon the issuance of each contract order, the Departmen...
