Michael McCord, comptroller of the Department of Defense; John Mengucci, president and CEO of CACI; Byron Bright, president of government solutions at KBR; and Tony Frazier, executive vice president and general manager of public sector Earth intelligence at Maxar Technologies, are some of the government and industry leaders set to participate in Baird‘s Government & […] More

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is widely considered the world’s top premier space agency. With a budget of approximately $24 billion, a 5.3% increase from the previous fiscal year, and a workforce of 18,000 and its contractors, it programs and operates a worldwide network of research laboratories and facilities. Among the numerous projects […] More

An industry team led by Raytheon Technologies’ intelligence and space business and KBR’s wholly owned subsidiary Kord conducted live-fire exercises of a 50 kilowatt-class laser mounted on a Stryker armored vehicle at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico and demonstrated the capability of the weapon system to counter multiple 60mm mortar rounds and drones. […] More

NASA has kicked off a competitive solicitation for the recompete of its five-year contract covering research and development work in Earth and space science program areas at Goddard Space Flight Center. A request for proposals notice posted Friday on SAM.gov says the Space and Earth Science Data Analysis V iteration has an indefinite-quantity/indefinite-delivery structure and […] More

Executive Mosaic, a leading media and events company in the government contracting sector, announced the recipients of its 2022 Wash100 Award and is now accepting votes to determine the top 10 leaders among the selected individuals who drove innovation in the federal landscape and demonstrated the potential to impact the government and GovCon industry. Visit […] More

Scholarship donations amounting to $30,000 have been awarded by ASRC Federal to a pair of Maryland Eastern Shore higher education institutions. The funding was raised in cooperation with a cohort of member companies of the Wallops Contractors Association at Wallops Flight Facility. The information technology company said Tuesday it granted $15,000 each to Eastern Shore Community College […] More

Chuck Brooks, a GovCon Expert and president of Brooks Consulting International, said public and private sector organizations can use a software bill of materials as a tool for cybersecurity risk management to help secure supply chains. “SBOMs can allow for discovery and mitigation of software security risks early in the production cycle,” Brooks wrote in […] More

The U.S. Army has tapped California-headquartered Avon Protection Ceradyne and Pennsylvania-based Gentex to compete for task orders under the $87.62 million Next Generation Integrated Head Protection Systems contract. The companies, which are the only bidders for the procurement effort, will perform contract requirements through Sept. 6, 2023, at locations to be determined with each order, […] More

Two Six Technologies, a high-growth, technology-focused provider of products and expertise for national security customers, announced on Tuesday that the company has officially acquired Trusted Concepts Inc. “I’m absolutely thrilled to welcome Trusted Concepts into the Two Six team,” said Joe Logue, CEO of Two Six Technologies. “The two companies are extraordinarily complementary, with a […] More

BlueHalo, a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners, has agreed to buy Rockville Maryland-based Intelligent Automation Inc. in a move to incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies into BlueHalo’s national security platform. IAI employs more than 75 professionals who are PhD holders, supports multiple customers at the Department of Department and productizes technology via […] More

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has awarded a potential $49.87 million contract to three companies to deploy software services and systems development support to the U.S. Navy and 10 foreign governments. BAE Systems‘ information and electronic systems integration business, KBR‘s Centauri company and Epsilon Systems Solutions subsidiary KAB Laboratories will provide support services […] More

Executive Mosaic, a leadership media and events company in the government contracting space, has named the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award that seeks to highlight the contributions and efforts of the 100 private and public sector leaders in leading government contracting industry's growth and innovation. "We are thrilled to honor the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award," said Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. “This is our eighth consecutive year recognizing the outstanding achievements of the most significant GovCon and federal executives in 2020 as well as the vision and success they will continue to bring in 2021 and beyond."

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