The Department of Defense’s Washington Headquarters Services has released a request for proposals for a potential five-year, $1.5 billion recompete contract to provide information technology and cybersecurity support services for the Office of the Chief Information Officer at DOD. Offers are due Feb. 16....
Dataminr President of Government Business Dana Barnes recently shared his thoughts with GovCon Wire about the Executive Order on the Responsible Use of AI, where he’d like to see federal legislation on AI go next, company ventures of note and much more.If you're a government contractor and want to go deeper on all things AI in the federal spa...
The Space Development Agency has awarded prototype agreements worth approximately $2.5 billion combined to L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX), Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Sierra Space to build 54 satellites for the second tranche of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture’s tracking layer.SDA Director Derek Tournear will deliver a keynot...
Research and development is a key focus area for the Department of Defense as it works to maintain a competitive advantage in today’s defense landscape, and contracts play a major role in driving R&D efforts forward. Learn more about the current defense R&D contracting landscape at the Potomac Officers Club’s 10th Annual Defense R&...
Mark Hopkins, formerly senior director of business development and strategic capture at Electrosoft, has been promoted to chief growth officer at the Reston, Virginia-based information technology company. He will be responsible for monitoring market and trend analysis, pursuing new growth opportunities, strengthening strategic partnerships and provi...
In September 2023, John Steckel was appointed to lead AMERICAN SYSTEMS as the company’s CEO and president. Steckel recently sat down with Executive Mosaic to talk about the state of the government contracting market, share his thoughts on his new role and provide insight into how AMERICAN SYSTEMS is enhancing its capabilities. ...
Airbus Helicopters has agreed to acquire Aerovel, a Bingen, Washington-based robotic aircraft manufacturer, in a deal aimed at expanding the Airbus subsidiary's portfolio of tactical unmanned aerial system offerings. The deal will include Aerovel's Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing UAS designed to support land and sea-based intelligen...
Erika Marshall, formerly a business development vice president at Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), has been appointed VP of the defense contractor's command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance portfolio. Marshall assumed the role after leading the C6ISR strategy and business development team for over f...
Julia Filiberti Allen, formerly chief scientist at the U.S. subsidiary of Swedish defense contractor Saab, has been promoted to vice president and chief technology officer at Saab Inc. She will oversee the development of technical strategy for Saab Inc., lead research community engagement efforts and prioritize and meet research and development obje...
Jennifer Kirkhoff, a federal professional services industry veteran, has joined Aptive Resources as chief growth officer. In this role, she will work with the federal consulting firm's business leaders to pursue business growth initiatives and help drive market leadership by advancing the delivery of differentiated platforms and capabilities to...
