Industry News

The Defense Innovation Board has issued a survey to solicit insights from investment firms and businesses on how to boost partnerships with private companies to drive growth in critical technology areas, Defense News reported Wednesday. The survey issued by DIB’s strategic investment capital task force on Wednesday seeks to generate feedback from companies about the […] More

The Small Business Administration has started accepting applications for a certification program for veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses competing for sole-source and set-aside federal contracts. SBA assumed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ certification responsibilities for VOSBs and SDVOSBs by creating the Veteran Small Business Certification program in November in compliance with the […] More

Vienna, Virginia-based government services contractor Aeyon has more than 800 employees and plans to hire additional staff after securing a contract from NASA for financial management consulting services, the Washington Business Journal reported Thursday. In mid-December, Aeyon’s subsidiary MM Technologies won a potential $517 million contract to provide financial support services to help consolidate financial […] More

The Professional Services Council has welcomed the passage of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act and an omnibus spending bill in Congress and identified several provisions in the measures that could have a potential impact on the federal contracting sector. PSC said Tuesday the NDAA and the Consolidated Appropriations Act contain provisions that […] More

Chris Kastner, president and CEO of HII, said the mission technologies business accounts for approximately 25 percent of the company’s sales and will “outpace shipbuilding from a growth perspective,” Defense News reported Monday. The Newport News, Virginia-based contractor’s Technical Solutions division became HII Mission Technologies in late March, operating with six business groups: command, control, […] More

PCS-Mosaic Holdings has changed its name to Athenix Solutions Group to reflect its expanded resources and growth as a technology company focused on meeting mission readiness, systems development and operational needs of customers in the Department of Defense cyber, national intelligence and special operations communities. The rebranding effort came after PCS-Mosaic acquired Mosaic and VATC […] More

Baird’s fifth annual Government & Defense Conference hosted government officials and industry representatives from the federal sector to discuss current trends and future business strategies and opportunities in the government contracting industry. On Thursday, previous Wash100 Award recipients John Mengucci of CACI International, Jonathan Moneymaker of BlueHalo, Byron Bright of KBR and Tony Frazier of […] More

Executive Mosaic, the government contracting industry’s premier media, membership and events organization, is excited to recognize 10 executive recruiters who have distinguished themselves through key hires and placements, and supported the evolution of talent acquisition and recruitment in the GovCon community and federal sectors. Adjusting the workforce around the COVID-19 pandemic, virtualizing workforce events, extending […] More

Lumen Technologies joined other companies and organizations in signing the White House Infrastructure Talent Challenge and made pledges to build up the workforce through investments in workforce development and training programs. Lumen said Wednesday it will invest more than $80 million each year to hire nearly 1,000 employees to support the expansion of its fiber […] More

OpenFin has entered into a strategic partnership with In-Q-Tel, the intelligence community’s venture capital arm, in a push to establish its presence in the government sector. The move marks OpenFin’s first large-scale venture supporting the federal government and expands the use cases of its operating system for enterprise productivity, the company said Tuesday. OpenFin offers […] More