Bret Taylor, formerly CEO and co-founder of collaboration platforms provider Quip, has joined Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) as president and chief product officer. Taylor will oversee Salesforce™s go-to-market strategy, product vision, development and design efforts in his new role, the company said Tuesday. He previously served as chief technology of...
Frank Vella, formerly chief revenue officer at BlueJeans Network, has joined New York-based business intelligence and analytics platforms provider Information Builders as chief operating officer. Vella will collaborate with Information Builders™ executive group to seek new market opportunities, support expansion efforts and create growth s...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has landed a potential $122.3 million contract modification to continue to provide engineering services for the U.S. Navy‘s Technical Insertion 18-20 Acoustic Rapid Commercial Off-the-Shelf Insertion program. The Defense Department said Monday Lockheed’s rotary and mission systems unit will conduct work und...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 20, 2017 ” PwC‘s global consulting unit has found a nearly $12 billion increase in the research and development budgets of U.S. aerospace and defense companies in 2017, led by Boeing (NYSE: BA), United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), ExecutiveBiz reported Friday. Defense News re...
The General Services Administration has awarded 61 companies positions on a potential 10-year, $50 billion governmentwide acquisition contract for information technology products and services. GSA said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday the award is for the unrestricted portion of the Alliant 2 GWAC that has a base term of five years and five...
Weekly Roundup November 13 – November 17 2017 Click here to see Real-Time GovCon Sector Quotes A Note From Our President & Founder Jim Garrettson In recent weeks the GovCon community has experienced significant M&A and restructuring activity. Notable transactions include: H.I.G.™s purchase of WBB for an un...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2017 ” CA Technologies (Nasdaq: CA) has launched a software development competition that seeks new open source technologies that will work to build on citizen experience with government agencies, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The company said Wednesday the CA Smart Government Challenge will provide a...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 17, 2017 ” Deloitte‘s consulting business will provide program management support to Defense Health Agency requirements managers working on the Military Health System under a potential $62.4 million contract, ExecutiveBiz reported Thursday. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has received a $92.9 million modification from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering and interim logistics services for the Mobile User Objective System. The company will also supply spares and associated material in support of the MUOS military satellite communications system, the Defense Depa...
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Nov. 15, 2017 ” Comprehensive Health Services Inc. has named Michael Fischer, formerly director of capture management at IAP Worldwide Services, as director of capture and proposals at CHSi, GovCon Executive reported Tuesday. The company said Tuesday the retired U.S. Navy captain and surface warfare office...
