The U.S. Navy has awarded potential five-year contracts worth $48.9 million combined to 12 companies to design, develop, test, deliver and install rapid prototype platforms associated with systems, support equipment, subsystems and related capabilities. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in Rhode Island launched a full and open competition and received 12 offers for […] More

A wholly owned subsidiary of Leidos has been awarded an initial $40.8 million contract to help in the development of sustainable human landing system concepts in support of NASA’s lunar exploration transportation services. Under the firm-fixed-price, milestone-based contract, Dynetics will execute risk-reduction activities and deliver feedback on the requirements of the space agency to foster […] More

Many businesses are trying their best to win a bid on government contracts. Many failed but the ones who succeed are great in numbers. Perhaps the question is, what exactly do government contractors do? Corporations, organizations, and private companies that supply goods and services to government agencies are known as government contractors. They are guaranteed […] More

Mike Mostow, previously the federal business vice president of Everbridge, has taken on a new role as the chief revenue officer of Fortem Technologies, a Pleasant Grove, Utah-based drone security company. In his new capacity, Mostow will spearhead and link the teams responsible for business development, sales, engineering, program management and customer success to enhance […] More

Masten Space Systems will develop and test a lunar surface-based position and navigation network prototype for the second phase of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX program. Under the Phase II SBIR contract, the company, in collaboration with Leidos, will create shock-proof position, navigation and timing beacon enclosures aimed at making an autonomous surface-based network […] More

U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded other transaction agreements worth $19.2 million combined to five companies to develop manned aircraft system prototypes as part of the Armed Overwatch Program. Leidos, MAG Aerospace, Textron Aviation Defense, L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Nevada Corp. will perform work at their respective locations and at Eglin Air Force Base in […] More

The U.S. Navy has selected Gibbs & Cox to provide maintenance support services to the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia under a potential five-year, $20 million contract. Work under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity will support the center's materials, structures, environmental and protection department, the company said Tuesday.

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Alan Khalili, formerl chief financial officer of Aireon, was appointed to take up the same role at SpaceLink, while Jim Schwenke, former Leidos executive, and satellite industry professional Erik Levine were tapped to assume vice president roles at the satellite commu nications company.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to introduce Stephanie Hill, executive vice president of rotary and mission systems for Lockheed Martin, as a recipient of the 2021 Wash100 Award for leading the business segment as it continues to secure multimillion dollar contracts from the U.S. military for missile delivery, update and support services.

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Executive Mosaic is honored to present Dana Barnes, senior vice president of the public sector with Palo Alto Networks, as a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient for driving digital transformation and for his thought leadership across the technology and government contracting (GovCon) sectors. In Sept. 2020, Barnes was appointed as the senior vice president of U.S. public sector at Palo Alto Networks.

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Leidos' Dynetics subsidiary has awarded Ascent AeroSystems a follow-on order to manufacture and deliver unmanned aerial systems designed to operate within austere environments. The Spirit UAS has a cylindrical configuration and features a dual payload mount system to allow the integration of various operating concepts such as perch-and-stare capabilities, Ascent said Monday.

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Executive Mosaic, the leading provider in connecting, promoting and branding government and government contracting (GovCon) executives of consequence, is delighted to announce that John Song, managing director of Baird, has received the first Wash100 Award of his career. Executive Mosaic congratulates Baird and John Song on receiving the most prestigious award in GovCon for the first time.

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