Boeing has won a potential $2.8 billion contract from the U.S. Space Force to build and produce four space vehicles for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications, or ESS, program. Space Force’s Evolved Strategic Satcom Program The company said Thursday the ESS program is the space-based component of the U.S. nuclear command, control and c...
Andy Green, president of the mission technologies division and executive vice president of HII, has accepted the 2025 Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic. The Wash100 Award is conferred annually to 100 government and government contracting leaders for driving innovation and growth within their respective organizations and thei...
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...
ByKevin Plexico, senior vice president of information solutions at Deltek A more unstable federal government contracting environment, and an increased need for cost management and adapting strategy to new priorities, are just a few of the challenges that businesses involved in public sector sales are facing. These challenges — and the initiatives...
American Electronic Warfare Associates has booked a $466.7 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract from the U.S. Navy to provide advanced aircraft research, development, test and evaluation, or AARDT&E, services for the service branch and non-Department of Defense partner nations. Scope of the Contract The DOD said Monday the indefinite-delive...
Lockheed Martin has named Craig Martell, a two-time Wash100 Award recipient, as its new vice president and chief technology officer, effective Monday. Martell will bring over two decades of experience in both the government and private sectors, including at the Department of Defense and commercial technology organizations, Lockheed Martin said Monda...
The Professional Services Council has promoted Stephanie Kostro, acting president of PSC, to president and appointed Steve Harris, a seasoned federal leader, as vice president for defense and intelligence. PSC said Thursday Kostro will provide strategic direction to PSC and its industry engagement and advocacy efforts amid evolving federal prioritie...
Boeing Defense, Space & Security has named Aaron Weis, a five-time Wash100 Award recipient, as chief information officer. In a LinkedIn post on Wednesday, Weis announced departing Google Public Sector, where he was a managing director for technology, to take on the CIO role at Boeing. “This is an amazing opportunity, and I’m incredib...
OMNI Federal has won a potential $427 million contract from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency to provide cloud and DevSecOps capabilities for the National Background Investigation Services. DCSA announced the contract award in a notice published Thursday on SAM.gov. In 2024, the General Services Administration conducted market...
Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson has visited John ‘JD’ Parkes, CEO, co-founder and board member at Parry Labs, to personally present him with the 2025 Wash100 Award. Founded in 2104 by Garrettson, the Wash100 Award spotlights the most influential government and government contracting executives each year. The award...
