Matt McQueen, previously a communications executive in charge of cyber branding at Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has joined Peraton as chief communications officer. McQueen will oversee strategy development and implementation of communications initiatives in the areas of media relations, employee engagement, branding and executive communications, Pe...
BAE Systems has secured a potential $6.69 billion contract to supply Qatar’s air force with 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighter jets. The company said Sunday it expects to start deliveries in late 2022 and will also provide in-service support and initial training services as a prime contractor on the contract. A consor...
Boeing (NYSE:BA) has received a potential five-year, $87.4 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide logistics services for the Combat Survivor Evader Locator System designed to aid in search and rescue of isolated military personnel. The Air Force obligated $13.3 million at the time of award from its operations and mai...
A General Atomics business unit has received a potential $134 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to produce ground control stations for remotely piloted aircraft. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will produce block 30 terminals at a company facility in Poway, California, and is expected to finish work by Jan. 31, 2020, ...
PwC is considering selling the financial auditing and consulting firm’s government consulting practice that could be valued at approximately $500 million, Reuters reported Saturday. Sources told Reuters PwC expects the planned transaction to help the company pursue growth opportunities in providing auditing services to government agency client...
Weekly Roundup December 4 – December 8 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson In recent weeks the GovCon industry has experienced multiple significant executive shifts that are sure to leave an impact on the industry as a whole. Recent executive moves include:...
The General Services Administration has awarded 80 companies positions on the small business track of a potential 10-year, $15 billion governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle for information technology platforms and services. GSA listed the œapparent winners on the Alliant 2 Small Business GWAC in a pre-award notice posted Thursday on FedBi...
David Ray, a 15-year Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) veteran, will join FLIR Systems (Nasdaq: FLIR) to serve as president of the government and defense business unit starting Jan. 8. He will directly report to Jim Cannon, president and CEO of FLIR, and oversee the business unit™s research and development ,strategy, marketing and business development opera...
On December 10th at 11 am on WJLA; and 6 PM on News Channel 8 Host of The Bridge Jim McCarthy will take a retrospective look at 2017 and identify the most critical trends, events and developments in the GovCon market. Jim McCarthy will be joined by three diverse leaders as they share their unique perspective...
John Owens, formerly chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has joined CGI™s (NYSE: GIB) federal business as vice president of solution development group within the emerging technologies practice. Owens will help lead the development of novel technology platforms that work to help federal agencies implement their str...
