Weekly Roundup May 8 – May 12 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson It™s been nearly a decade since Satoshi Nakamoto first dreamt up the core component of the technology known as blockchain “ the decentralized, digital currency Bitcoin has evolved i...
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) has won a $94 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide a range of engineering services. The Defense Department said Thursday that CACI’s enterprise solutions business will integrate, update and consolidate computer-based analytical software t...
A business unit of General Atomics has received a $221.6 million contract modification to supply with U.S. Army with extended-range Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems, associated hardware and support. The Defense Department said Wednesday that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will deliver 20 extended-range UAS uni...
The decision on whether to increase U.S. forces in Afghanistan has not yet been made, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday. DOD News reported that Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said national security leaders have not presented President Donald J. Trump with Afghanistan troop recommendations for the years 2017 and beyond. ...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, May 9, 2017 ” Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) Chairman and CEO Roger Krone has said he believes acquisition programs have been affected by the delay in the appointment of leaders at federal agencies such as the Defense Department, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Inside Defense reported Thursday that Krone, an inductee i...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a potential one-year, $332 million contract modification from the Missile Defense Agency to continue to provide technical integration and operational support services for the ballistic missile defense system. The modification increases the contract™s total value from $3.85 billion to $4.18 billion and e...
Jeff Bialos, a partner with the law firm Eversheds Sutherland who served as the Pentagon’s industrial affairs chief during the Clinton administration, discusses President Trump’s Buy American rhetoric, defense-industrial strategy, DoD’s Third Offset initiative and innovation with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian....
KBR (NYSE: KBR) has won a potential eight-year, $514.9 million contract to help the U.S. Navy operate a military base on the island of Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory. The Defense Department said Tuesday that KBR will provide general management and administration, command and staff, environmental, public safety, air...
TYSONS CORNER, VA., May 1, 2017 - The Potomac Officers Club ” a division of Executive Mosaic ” has added Jeanette Manfra to the list of speakers for the 2017 Spring Cybersecurity Summit. Cybersecurity is one of the foremost concerns of leaders in both the public and private sectors. The rapid advancement of software, hardware and...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a potential four-year, $907 million contract to provide repair, replacement and program support services for engine components of the U.S. Navy‘s F/A-18 E, F and EA-18G planes. The Defense Department said Friday the performance-based contract has a three-year base period worth $...
