Richard Smith, a former CACI International (NYSE: CACI) vice president responsible for Department of Homeland Security portfolio, has been appointed to a similar position at ManTech International (Nasdaq: MANT).
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: Veritas Capital Strikes $3.4B Deal for Northrop’s Federal IT, Mission Support Business; Leidos Wins $1.7B FAA Contract; John Ratcliffe Talks Space Force; Kathy Warden Named AIA Board Chair; Top Ten GovCon Recruiters Announced
Oroco Capital to Buy AECOM Civil Construction Business; Troy Rudd Quoted AECOM has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its civil construction business, including the Shimmick Construction unit, to Oroco Capital. AECOM said Thursday it expects to complete the sale in January upon the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. ArchIntel Releases Extended Competitive Intelligence …
Read More »Deloitte: Global Defense Spending to Grow Nearly 3% in 2021
A new Deloitte analysis forecasts global spending on defense programs to grow about 2.8 percent in 2021 as countries continue to build up their military capabilities in response to increasing geopolitical tensions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Five Companies Hold Spots on $1.5B DOJ Automated Litigation Support Contract
Five companies will compete for automated litigation support orders under a follow-on Department of Justice contract vehicle worth potentially $1.5B over six and a half years. DOJ selected CACI International (NYSE: CACI), Deloitte, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) and PAE (Nasdaq: PAE) as initial awardees on the Mega 5 ALS contract in late August and the latest SAM notice published Thursday says the department added professional services firm EY to the program.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: 2021 Wash100 Award Nominations Open; Scott Stapp Becomes Northrop CTO; Jacobs Acquires The Buffalo Group; Jacobs CMS Business Names LTG Bruce Crawford as SVP of Strategic Development; Tetra Tech JV Wins FEMA Contract
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards Executive Mosaic Opens Nominations for 2021 Wash100 Award Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, announced today that qualifying nominations are now being accepted for the upcoming 2021 Wash100 …
Read More »DISA Seeks Potential FAMIS-WCF Financial System Sustainment, Enhancement Support Sources
The Defense Information Systems Agency has started to seek information on potential vendors that could help enhance and provide sustainment support for DISA’s Financial Accounting Management Information System for the Working Capital Funds platform.
Read More »EM’s Weekly Roundup: ManTech’s Kevin Phillips Talks Minerva Engineering Acquisition, William Bookless Named Acting NNSA Administrator; ODNI Appoints Steve Vanech; Pamela Powers Discusses VA EHR System Deployment; DoD, Navy Zero-Trust Efforts
THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES View Weekly Contract Awards William Bookless Named Acting NNSA Administrator William Bookless, principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), assumed the role of acting administrator of NNSA after Lisa Gordon-Hagerty stepped down from the post. NNSA said Friday Gordon-Hagerty, who received Senate confirmation in February …
Read More »Mahir Jameel Joins B3 Group as Global Chief Architect
Mahir Jameel, a former Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) executive, has been named global chief architect at Herndon, Virginia-based health information technology provider B3 Group. He will also lead B3 Group's Salesforce practice and be responsible for developing its strategy to implement the cloud platform at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Digital Transformation Center, the company said Tuesday.
Read More »Pentagon Awards $600M to Advance 5G Experimentation; Michael Kratsios Quoted
The Department of Defense has made $600M in awards to support 5G testing and experimentation projects with 15 companies at five U.S. military installations. “The Department of Defense is at the forefront of cutting edge 5G testing and experimentation, which will strengthen our Nation’s warfighting capabilities as well as U.S. economic competitiveness in this critical field,” said Michael Kratsios, acting undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and U.S. chief technology officer.
Read More »INSA Report: Intelligence Community Trails Behind DoD, Civil Agencies in Acquisition Processes
A new Intelligence and National Security Alliance report has found that slowdown in acquisition processes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is greater across the intelligence community than the Department of Defense and civilian agencies.
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