SAIC has secured a $1.4 billion COBRA task order to accelerate the modernization of systems that feed into the Department of Defense’s Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control ecosystem. The five-year award tasks SAIC with rapidly developing, integrating and fielding technologies that strengthen decision superiority and operational readin...
Private equity firm McNally Capital has merged its portfolio company Quiet Professionals with Spathe Systems to create a defense technology platform aimed at expanding support for U.S. Special Operations Forces and the broader defense community. Chicago-based McNally said Thursday Quiet Professionals CEO Andy Wilson will lead the combined comp...
QinetiQ has named Brad Feldmann, a past Wash100 awardee, and John Kavanaugh to its SSA board of directors, established in 2021 under a special security agreement with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. The company said Wednesday the appointments follow Tom Vecchiolla’s departure to become QinetiQ US president and CE...
Bri Frost, director of security and IT ops curriculum at Pluralsight, said government agencies can strengthen their cybersecurity posture by prioritizing continuous, targeted training and upskilling their IT teams. In an article Carahsoft published, Frost wrote that agencies face mounting challenges in assembling IT teams that can handle today’...
Xcelerate Solutions, a defense and national security company backed by McNally Capital, has added three senior executives to its leadership team. The appointments of Terry Emmert, Steve Cubarney and Jean Francois “Boodi” Blanc reinforce the company’s strategic direction and growth in the government sector, Xcele...
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured a $111 million modification expanding its role in the Space Systems Command’s space-based interceptors effort, increasing the total value of MTSI’s systems engineering, integration and testing contract to $226.9 million. The work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, through Jan. 10, 2030,...
Reston, Virginia-based TekSynap has acquired technology engineering firm JBA for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to strengthen mission support for the FBI. How Does the JBA Acquisition Expand TekSynap’s Capabilities? TekSynap said Tuesday the transaction expands its footprint across the National Capital Region; Quantico, Virginia; the Cri...
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General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $2.28 billion contract modification from the U.S. Navy for advance procurement and early construction efforts for Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. What Are the Details of the General Dynamics Contract Modification? The Department of Defense said Monday the cost-only modification, awarded...
Chenega Corp. has appointed Meg Arminski as vice president of human resources, succeeding Vicky Stuart, who is stepping down from the role to retire after six years with the company. Chenega confirmed Arminski’s appointment in a LinkedIn post Monday and said the executive will be based in its office in Anchorage, Alaska. “Meg’s dep...
