A U.S. Air Force squadron has awarded Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) a task order to perform research and development efforts focused on minerals and materials with potential munition application. The 774th Enterprise Sourcing Squadron task order is valued at $276 million and aims to enhance the Defense Technical Information Center’s knowledge repository...
By Kim Koster, Vice President of Industry Marketing at Unanet Government contractors are under more pressure than ever to make wise and strategic choices about which contracts to pursue, how to price their services effectively and how to better manage their indirect costs. They also need to be able to predict their best chances of winni...
Joseph Bartasius, a retired U.S. Army colonel and now a senior executive in the defense industry, has joined Data Systems Analysts as chief growth officer, according to his LinkedIn announcement on Sunday. Prior to assuming his current role at DSA, Bartasius served as senior principal for Army sector at General Dynamics (NYSE: GD). He was...
Abacus Technology has won a potential five-year, $123.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide technical advisory and assistance services for the military branch’s nuclear, command, control and communication directorate. The Department of Defense said Friday the NC3 Branch at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts received two offers...
Parsons (NYSE: PSN) subsidiary Sealing Technologies has appointed industry executives Brandon Whalen and Hugh Clapp as CEO and chief operating officer, respectively. Whalen most recently served as SealingTech’s mission director of security enhanced information sharing and Clapp was mission director of defensive cyber operations at the Parsons subs...
HII (NYSE: HII) released its second quarter 2024 results that showed growth across all core business segments. The shipbuilder said Thursday its consolidated revenue rose 6.8% year-over-year to a record $2.97 billion, while net income climbed 33.1% to $173 million compared to Q2 2023. Chris Kastner, president and CEO of HII, shared, “Mission T...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has appointed Lisa Einstein, most recently senior adviser for artificial intelligence at CISA, as its first chief AI officer. CISA said Thursday the appointment reflects the agency’s commitment to advancing the responsible use of AI to meet its cyber defense mission and assist critical infra...
Tria Federal, a middle-market tech and advisory services firm, has established a new group to build and test emerging technologies designed to address the challenges facing federal government customers. The company said Thursday Tria Federal Chief Technology Officer John Cho and a team of engineers, technologists and developers will lead the tech in...
CyberCore Technologies, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of HP’s (NYSE: HPQ) federal arm, has appointed Randy Anderson, a more than three-decade defense industry executive, as senior vice president of programs. The company said Thursday Anderson will lead program execution and drive on-contract growth initiatives across CyberCore’s business portfo...
The U.S. Navy has set the stage for sweeping changes in the coming years. With a reinvigorated focus on science and technology, a detailed plan for cyber operations and new ideas for its organizational structure, the Navy is on track for a major transformation. Dive into the Navy’s most important initiatives at the Potomac Officers...
