BAE Systems has secured a $162 million contract from the U.S. Army for the procurement of M777 lightweight howitzer major structures. Finalized Contract Paves Way for Titanium Structures Production The defense contractor said Tuesday that it has already initiated work on the project after being awarded an Undefinitized Contract Action in December 20...
The Department of Defense has released a request for information to assess industry capabilities to help inform the acquisition strategy for the follow-on Information Analysis Center Multiple Award Contract, or IAC MAC, which is designed to support the evolving needs of the DOD scientific and technology ecosystem. According to an April 9 sources sou...
How democracies need to enhance cybersecurity protections against authoritarian adversaries with fewer legal barriers is concerning to a leading cybersecurity expert. Paulo Costa, George Mason University professor and chair of the Cyber Security Engineering Department, told GovCon Wire on Monday that democracies are disadvantaged in cybersecurity c...
Technology investment firm Silver Lake has agreed to acquire a 51 percent stake in Intel’s Altera business, which makes pure-play field programmable gate array, or FPGA, products. In addition to the transaction, Intel said Monday that tech executive Raghib Hussain will assume the role of Altera’s CEO on May 5. Focusi...
John Sahlin, a senior technology executive, announced on LinkedIn Friday that he has been appointed vice president of cyber pursuit at General Dynamics Information Technology. The seasoned executive is tasked with driving GDIT’s growth in the field of cybersecurity and developing strategies for its expansion in the defense sector. He...
Cypress International has appointed Jennifer Swanson, former U.S. Army official, as vice president for digital and next-gen solutions, effective June 2. The announcement of Swanson’s appointment at Cypress coincides with her addition to the board of directors of Rafael Systems Global Sustainment. Helping Address Capability Gaps in Defense Tech...
Technology company Vibrint has named Jim Robb, most recently chief strategy officer and general manager of services, chief operating officer. Strengthening Collaboration Between Services & Products Divisions The Annapolis Junction, Maryland-based company said Thursday Robb will manage the daily operations of the services and products divisions, ...
STS Government Solutions has booked a $99 million contract for F-16 integration support involving foreign military sales to Belgium and Portugal. The five-year engineering, technical, logistics, manpower support and technical data services contract is expected to be completed by May 3, 2030, according to a Department of Defense announcement Thursday...
Rafael Systems Global Sustainment has appointed Jennifer Swanson, a public service veteran, to its board of directors. RSGS said Thursday Swanson brings to the board over 33 years of leadership experience in defense procurement and digital capabilities with a focus on software engineering, digital transformation, data management and artificial intel...
Jeff Dohmann has been named chief financial officer at Xpect Solutions, a NewSpring Holdings platform company. The IT, cyber and infrastructure services provider said Tuesday Dohmann’s appointment aligns with the company’s continuous efforts to establish a high-performing executive team tasked with enhancing Xpect’s ...
