The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a potential $1.75 billion contract to provide consumable and depot-level repairable components for various weapon systems of the U.S. military. Lockheed will perform work in Maryland, Georgia, Texas, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey through June, 29, ...
Zoll Medical has received a $400 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply vital signs monitors to the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force. The Defense Department said Tuesday the contract has a one-year base period and five one-year option periods and that Zoll will perform work in Massachusetts through June 27,...
Washington-based private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners has purchased Fredericksburg, Virginia-based big data analytics and cloud platforms provider EOIR Technologies for an undisclosed sum. Former EOIR Chief Operating Officer Peter Cannito will lead the company as CEO under the new ownership, Arlington Capital said Friday. Michael ...
DZSP 21, a joint venture of Parsons and PAE, has received a potential $85.9 million contract to support the operations of the U.S. Navy™s base at Joint Region Marianas in Guam. The Defense Department said Friday DZSP will assist in the base™s management and port operations and perform ordnance, material and facility management, electr...
Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) has acquired a $523 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to modernize six Patriot air and missile defense fire units for Kuwait. Services will be conducted in sites across Alabama, Massachusetts and California as well as in Norway, Italy, Greece, Canada and the U.K., the Defense Departme...
A $1.7 billion contract between the U.S. Army and Harris Corp. (NYSE: HRS) for the supply of company-built tactical radios to Afghanistan took effect Wednesday. The Defense Department said Wednesday it “inadvertently” announced the service branch’s award of the foreign military sales contract to Harris on June 16. The con...
Jennifer Chronis, a former vice president in IBM‘s (NYSE: IBM) federal business and 15-year “Big Blue” veteran, has joined cloud computing services contractor Amazon Web Services as general manager for the Defense Department market, AWS has confirmed to GovCon Wire. Chronis will oversee accounts related to the f...
John Bryant, senior vice president of defense programs at Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense business segment, has been promoted to corporate senior vice president and president of Oshkosh Defense. The company said Monday Bryant’s responsibilities will cover tactical wheeled vehicle programs, product development, manufacturing, oper...
Houston-based KBR (NYSE: KBR) has agreed to purchase U.S. federal engineering and scientific services contractor Wyle Laboratories for $570 million in a move both companies expect to create a global government services business segment with an estimated $2 billion in projected annual contract work. KBR said Monday it expects to close the transaction...
Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has received a contract modification worth $88 million from the U.S. Army for the delivery of eight additional UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. The modification exercises an option on a previously awarded contract, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Army Contracting Com...
