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...
Tetra Tech (Nasdaq: TTEK) has acquired process automation and systems integration company The Integration Group of Americas for an undisclosed sum in a push to expand its digital water and energy practices. Tetra Tech said Thursday its government services group will absorb TIGA and the acquired entity’s personnel who specialize in software eng...
Douglas Bruder, associate director for global security at Sandia National Laboratories, has been appointed to Ensco‘s board of directors. Bruder has gained nearly four decades of public and private sector experience across national security programs, including 13 years as a Senior Executive Service member of the federal government, Ensco said Wedn...
Naval Sea Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a $185.9 million contract option to provide engineering design and development services for the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet. The military branch will obligate $18.4 million at the time of award using its fiscal 2022 funds for research, development, test and evaluation and shipbu...
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) has received a $337.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from the U.S. Navy to perform research and development, maintenance and other services in support of helicopter avionics. The company will build, integrate and test H-1 Integrated Avionics Systems, and maintain and modernize it and other suppo...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded 27 companies spots on a potential $950 million contract to develop and operate systems across land, air, sea, space, electromagnetic spectrum and cyber domains in support of the Department of Defense’s Joint All Domain Command and Control battlefield strategy. Contractors will compete for orders under the indefinite-...
ExecutiveBiz featured Frank Sturek, president of SkyePoint Decisions, in a recent Executive Spotlight interview published Thursday. He talked about the company’s new work with the Department of Education in support of its Office of Federal Student Aid as well as with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Department of Homeland Securit...
