Oshkosh‘s (NYSE: OSK) defense subsidiary has secured a $130 million delivery order from the U.S. Army to install a medium caliber weapon system into additional Stryker armored fighting vehicles. Oshkosh Defense will equip 95 Stryker Double-V Hull Infantry Carrier Vehicles with the 30mm MCWS for use by the branch’s Stryker Brigade Combat Team...
The Department of Defense received a five percent, $39 billion increase in its funding for 2022. However, President Biden signed the deal in late March of this year, and first quarter financial results within the government contracting ecosystem are now revealing the full impact of this delay. In the third and final installment of his video...
Matt Hicks was promoted to the roles of president and CEO at Red Hat, where he previously oversaw product strategy and engineering activities as executive vice president of products and technologies. The IBM (NYSE: IBM) subsidiary said Tuesday Hicks took over from Paul Cormier, a more than two-decade Red Hat veteran who was tapped to...
SpiderOak has announced the appointment of military veterans and industry experts to the newly created space advisory board to provide guidance as the company works to deploy zero trust-based platforms and services to protect national security and commercial space systems and data from cybersecurity threats. The members of the board are Ellen Pawlik...
George Batsakis CollabraLink Technologies, a Washington Harbour Partners portfolio company, has acquired Groundswell Consulting Group and changed its name to Groundswell as part of a rebranding effort. “The Groundswell name reflects our commitment to bringing an unstoppable, seismic technology change to government,” Groundswell CEO George Batsak...
Rob Sheen GovCon industry veterans Rob Sheen and Noah Klemm have joined federal information technology services contractor Redhorse as chief growth officer and chief delivery officer, respectively. Former Novetta executives Sheen and Klemm will work with Redhorse’s chief financial officer and chief operating officer on measures to advance growth i...
The U.S. Army plans to release in August a solicitation for a potential 10-year, $7.9 billion contract to purchase commercial information technology platforms in support of the service branch, the Department of Defense and other federal agencies. Common Hardware Systems 6th Generation is an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that seeks...
The U.S. Navy has started seeking proposals for a potential $99 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to build and deliver prototypes to support the delivery of tactical systems to warfighters. The Rapid Prototyping contract will have an ordering period of five years and will cover hardware fabrication, project management, e...
Teresa Weipert, general manager of Maximus Federal, was presented her 2022 Wash100 Award by Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Executive Mosaic recognizes Teresa Weipert as a first-time Wash100 Award winner for her leadership and growth and company vision for Maximus i...
The U.K. government on Wednesday approved Cobham’s proposed acquisition of defense contractor Ultra Electronics following consideration of responses to a public consultation that sought to address national security issues associated with the planned transaction. A consultation on the proposed undertakings that Cobham offered to mitigate nati...
