Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has secured a potential seven-year, $853 million contract to help the U.S. Navy field and sustain the Aegis weapon system. The company’s rotary and mission systems business will provide engineering, software development, in-service maintenance, logistics, fielding and integration support for Aegis configurations del...
Abt Associates will lead a team of commercial, academic and nonprofit organizations to carry out an $809 million project for the United States Agency for International Development under the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative. The team received a five-year contract to help USAID conduct indoor residual spray campaigns, distribute insecticide-t...
By Kevin Plexico Looking back, it has been an eventful year in the government contracting industry, but there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic for the year ahead — including several trends to watch for. Last year, I wrote about significant trends for 2022 that were expected to impact how government contractors operate in...
From his time as a naval aviator to his work at the Pentagon and at the Department of Homeland Security, all the way to his current position in the upper echelon of an impactful technology company, John Zangardi has accrued expertise in a wide range of topics. Zangardi is passionate about cybersecurity best practices, the...
The U.S. Space Force is the newest and the smallest military service in the Department of Defense — and it is responsible for the largest domain. The Space Force was established in 2019, and throughout its three years of service thus far, its leadership has made modernization an integral part of its DNA. Lisa Costa,...
Jay Jones, most recently chief operating officer of HighPoint Digital, has assumed the role of president at the government information technology and customer experience services provider. HighPoint CEO Ben Lanius said in a statement published Tuesday Jones will oversee the company’s growth initiatives by driving the tactical execution of platform...
The cloud services segment of the GovCon market is booming as government agencies prioritize modernization and migrate to the cloud. GovCon Wire spoke with PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies and Wash100 Award winner, to find out more about what’s driving this growth and what’s next for the cloud services market and emerging technologies....
By Mark Amtower When I speak at Association for Proposal Management Professional events, I hear of two problem areas regarding requests for proposals that have been with us for a long time. The first is we aren’t going to win because the contracting officer doesn’t know us. The second is someone got in early and...
Richard Coleman, former senior vice president and general manager of the federal sector at Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), has taken on a new role as president of the public safety technology provider’s federal business. He will oversee Axon Federal’s business performance and growth initiatives across federal law enforcement and military markets, accor...
Rory Welch, former vice president of operations and support services at Intelsat General, has transitioned to a new role as VP of international government and space at the satellite communications provider, according to a LinkedIn post published Monday. The retired U.S. Air Force colonel will oversee product management, sales and business devel...
