Marlan Macklin is a two-decade Department of Defense civilian official with vast technological and international experience. As deputy principal director for FutureG, he travels the globe advocating and educating about how terrestrial networks like 5G and its successors are an essential glue that holds modernized communications together for the U.S....
K. Ryan Jenkins was appointed executive director for business development at J&J Worldwide Services, a CBRE government and defense business. He brings extensive experience in base operational support, logistics and program management, having led large-scale defense operations in various locations globally. According to Jenkins’ LinkedIn pr...
DSA has undergone an organizational restructuring to better support customers and target markets. Kathleen Kirk, chief operations officer of the Trevose, Pennsylvania-based IT services company, said the changes will enhance DSA’s operational excellence and growth. DSA Introduces New Business Units Part of the changes at DSA is the introd...
Defense manufacturer Castelion has raised $100 million in equity and debt financing. The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to increase prototype testing, scale manufacturing facilities and conduct a capability demonstration of its first hypersonic strike weapon. Financing Round Castelion secured $70 million ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named seven contractors on a potential $249 million indefinite-delivery contract to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with architect-engineer services. According to a SAM.gov posting, the awardees are AE Works, Apogee Consulting Group, Burdette, Koehler, Murphy and Associates, Guidon-SES Joint Venture, H...
Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index marked its best-day performance to start the shortened trading week but slumped the rest of the way. The index, which tracks the stock performances of 30 major government contractors, closed 1.02% lower at $5,016.21 before the weekend and lost -0.10% for the week. US President Donald Trump’s decision to delay impo...
Technology company Alpha Omega has acquired IT contracting firms Macro Solutions and SeKON as part of a push to drive innovation and growth and broaden its offerings for military and federal agency clients. Macro Solutions Purchase Alpha Omega said Thursday the Macro Solutions acquisition will strengthen its national security division, enabling it t...
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded $4.9 billion in contracts to ASRC Federal and Noble Supply and Logistics to provide maintenance, repair and operations support services at U.S. military facilities. The Department of Defense said Wednesday the DLA Troop Support in Philadelphia received four offers for work in Northeast Zones 1 and 2 thr...
The National Security Technology Accelerator, or NSTXL, has announced several leadership appointments to improve operations and drive growth. Shelley Tweedy Named COO NSTXL said Thursday Shelley Tweedy, who has been with the tech accelerator since 2020, has been appointed chief operations officer. As COO, she will work closely with the executive tea...
Much commotion was made online and in the media over the holiday season regarding reported sightings of unmanned aircraft in the U.S. airspace. In particular, a number of testimonies came from citizens in New Jersey spotting drones in the skies near Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle. In news conferences, the Department of Defens...
