The U.S. Air Force plans to buy up to six light-attack aircraft from Textron (NYSE: TXT) and a Sierra Nevada Corp.-Embraer team for use in training and experimental activities as part of the National Defense Strategy....
Former Sempra Energy Chairman, President and CEO Debra Reed-Klages has been named a member of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) board of directors in a move that takes effect Nov. 1. "Debra brings a demonstrated track record of global business leadership and extensive experience in risk management and environmental and sustainability strat...
John Richardson, a retired U.S. Navy admiral and two-time Wash100 award recipient, has been elected to the board of directors of Boeing (NYSE: BA). He will serve on the newly formed aerospace safety committee and on the board’s special programs committee, Boeing said Friday....
Enterprise software provider Skuid has partnered with Carahsoft Technology and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) to help three U.S. defense agencies and a large civilian agency update applications. Skuid said Thursday it received four government contracts to support the customers in app development and modernization initiatives....
FreeAlliance has won a potential five-year, $79.6M contract to provide support services to the U.S. Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Group. The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific received five offers for the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a $15.3M base value, the Department of Defense said Thursday....
Chris Barr, a 28-year government information technology market veteran, has joined Veracity Consulting as vice president of federal operations, G2Xchange ETC reported Thursday. Barr has helped establish and expand multiple business development divisions focused on the federal sector during his industry career....
CACI International (NYSE: CACI) will continue to help the Department of the Interior manage and maintain a financial and business management system under a potential five-year, $250M contract....
The Department of Defense plans to release in November a draft solicitation notice for 5G connectivity prototypes that will be tested in large-scale experiments....
John Evans, former chief information security officer for the state of Maryland, has joined World Wide Technology as chief technology adviser for the state and local government and education market....
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions (Nasdaq: KTOS) has secured a multimillion dollar contract to build a virtual simulation environment for the U.S. Army's Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate. The company said Wednesday it will provide a virtual prototyping holodeck intended to help the service branch simulate equipment and bat...
