The government contracting industry and its agency customers are both grappling with questions as to how they can keep pace with fast technology advancements as requirements and demands of users change with those trends. Coupled with those changes is the work of both public and private sector organizations to hire qualified talent with skills and […] More

The U.S. Air Force looks for industry partners to take part in a potential $12 million program that seeks to develop power sources and antennas for aerospace and defense uses, Military & Aerospace reported Wednesday. John Keller writes that the Air Force Research Laboratory released a solicitation Tuesday seeking partners to aid the development of the High-Powered Electromagnetics program […] More

The Office of Personnel Management has released a request for information on potential industry sources of tools and services in support of a pilot program that seeks to integrate searches of publicly available information online with background investigations. OPM said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Friday that the RFI is part of the federal investigative […] More

Janet Oliver serves as senior vice president of business development at Vectrus, where she manages the U.S. Government service providers business development functions with the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, NASA and other civilian agencies. She also manages strategic planning and M&A activities for the Colorado Springs-based company and previously led its U.S. and Europe business line. Her seven years at the company include […] More

Mehdi Cherqaoui serves as the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Phacil, where he oversees the company’s financial and administrative affairs. He was previously the finance and mergers and acquisitions VP, and then corporate controller and VP of PAE from October 2012 to June 2015 before joining Phacil. Prior to PAE, Cherqaoui served […] More

  The government contracting industry experienced a robust period of mergers and acquisitions that reshaped its composition in 2015 and continued executive transitions between companies. As companies merge and new identities enter the market, some businesses face a challenge to fill vacant leadership positions. From time to time, GovCon firms of all shape and sizes […] More

Jerry Calhoun has served as senior vice president for human capital at Vencore since April 2014. Calhoun previously worked as SVP of human resources at PAE, where he was responsible for human capital management, workforce realignment, succession planning, performance management and acquisition integration. Prior to joining PAE in 2012, he was SVP of human resources […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has partnered with semiconductor chip producer GlobalFoundries to develop a silicon-on-insulator chip that works to quickly process radio-frequency signals and prevent interference in congested electromagnetic spectrum. DARPA and GlobalFoundries developed the 32-nanometer semiconductor-based chip under the Arrays at Commercial Timescales program, the agency said Monday. The analog-to-digital converter is designed […] More

Former DynCorp International CEO Paul Lombardi and Stan Soloway, the departing president and CEO of the Professional Services Council, have been inducted into the Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Hall of Fame. Other winning executives and companies at the 13th Annual Greater Washington GovCon Awards were named in a ceremony held Thursday. The Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and Professional […] More

Steven Griffin, formerly senior director of operations and business development within Chicago Bridge and Iron’s federal services division, has joined Vencore as a senior vice president and program manager. Vencore said Tuesday Griffin will lead the company’s work to help NASA develop technologies and systems the agency will use to process space launch vehicles, spacecraft and payloads on the […] More

James C. Reagan serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Leidos. In this capacity, he manages financial reporting, investor relations, accounting, tax, treasury and other financial functions at the Reston, Va.-based contractor. Reagan worked for more than two years at Vencore as senior VP and CFO before he moved to Leidos. The certified […] More

The Professional Services Council and Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce have named the finalists for government contracting vendor and executive honors at the 13th Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards Nov. 5. PSC said Thursday the awards recognize the leadership, commitment and innovation of businesses and leaders in the Washington metropolitan area’s government contracting community. “Each year we are privileged […] More