Science Applications International Corp. (Nasdaq: SAIC) has received a potential five-year, $120 million contract from the U.S. Navy to continue providing support services for the Tactical Training Group Pacific’s fleet training mission. SAIC said Tuesday the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract awarded by Naval Supply Systems Command includes profess...
Patrick Conte, vice president and general manager for the Americas at Fortanix, said government agencies that seek to protect their data from threat actors and cyber vulnerabilities should take a data-first approach to security by adopting a unified security platform that strengthens a zero trust model. In an article published on Carahsoft.com, Cont...
Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) has named Josh Finke as senior vice president of public sector, responsible for driving the business’ overall go-to-market strategy and profit and loss. Finke brings to Lumen more than 25 years of technology leadership experience in artificial intelligence, cloud, communications, networking and security, the com...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a U.S. Navy contract modification worth $611.3 million to develop infrared and radar detection capabilities for the F-35 program. The Department of Defense said Friday the aerospace and defense manufacturer’s aeronautics business is tasked with providing Multi-Ship Infrared Search and Track Incremen...
The U.S. Army has launched a potential 10-year, $50 billion acquisition vehicle for information technology and professional services. The Marketplace for the Acquisition of Professional Services contract vehicle was formed after the Army’s Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems and Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground ...
Arlington, Virginia-based BlueHalo has appointed industry veteran Brian Morrison as corporate executive vice president and sector president of the company’s intelligence portfolio. Trip Ferguson, chief operating officer of BlueHalo, said in a statement published Monday Morrison’s appointment comes as the defense technology company looks to inves...
Mercury Systems has appointed Brad Whittington, a former executive at Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and Raytheon, as senior vice president of engineering. He will report to Mercury’s chief operating officer, Roger Wells. The recent leadership appointment is part of Mercury’s reorganization effort to streamline its operations. Joe Plunk...
Peter Weilbach has been promoted to vice president of capture management at SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC). According to a LinkedIn post shared Friday, Weilbach will be responsible for securing new business opportunities while working under SAIC’s space and intelligence business group. Weilbach has been part of SAIC for more than two years. He star...
The U.S. Army has started seeking proposals for a potential five-year, $600 million contract to provide construction, maintenance, sustainment, restoration, repair and modernization support services for the Army garrison and tenant organizations at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. According to a solicitation notice published Monday, the military branch ...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a potential $2.56 billion contract to build two rapid prototype E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft and provide lifecycle development, training and other support services for the service branch’s E-7A fleet. The Department of Defense said Friday the award marks the definitizat...
