Boeing will assume the capabilities and operations of a St. Louis-based facility that produces critical components for its F/A-18 and F-15 fighter jets after it agreed to buy the site from GKN Aerospace and its parent company Melrose Industries for an undisclosed sum. The Arlington, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor said Friday it will also […] More

The U.S. Air Force has increased the ceiling value of a multiple-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract covering worldwide contingency and humanitarian support services from $6.4 billion to $15 billion. Six companies will continue to provide contingency planning, force training, emergency and contingency construction services, logistics and commodities under the Air Force Contract Augmentation Program V contract, the […] More

Last week, GovCon Index reached an average of $4,879.91, an increase of 1.90% from the previous week. GovCon Index is an aggregate index that compiles stock market data from 30 of the most influential government contracting organizations and presents it in real time. Users are able to leverage this information to make their own assessments about […] More

The recent Elastic Public Sector Summit offered several key takeaways into how government agencies could better handle data in order to improve citizen engagement and deliver public service more efficiently, according to Chris Townsend, vice president of public sector at search analytics company Elastic. First, tools that can rapidly transform large data sets into actionable […] More

Candace Givens, formerly vice president of the overhead persistent infrared and geospatial systems business unit at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday her promotion to VP of mission assurance at the company’s aeronautics systems sector. Givens first joined Northrop as an electrical harness designer in 1996. After over two years, she moved to Boeing in the same capacity. […] More

Scott Michalek has taken on the role of vice president of strategic architecture at SAP National Security Services, an independent U.S. subsidiary of business process software developer SAP. Michalek announced his new position recently on LinkedIn, where he said his new responsibilities include the design and implementation of technologies for customers within regulated U.S. IT […] More

Second Front Systems has deployed training software provider Learn to Win’s platform to the Department of Defense’s Impact Level 6 designation under a partnership agreement. 2F said Friday the IL6 status, which is designated for classified information up to and including information classified as Secret, will help warfighters perform at the highest level. The software is […] More

General Atomics’ aeronautical systems business plans to equip the EagleEye radar with an active electronically scanned array antenna and related software to increase the radar system’s range and provide additional mode enhancements. EagleEye is a multimode radar that comes with a maritime wide area search mode, can perform moving target indication and can conduct visual […] More

SAP NS2 CEO Harish Luthra accepted his 2024 Wash100 Award from Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson during a recent 4×24 leadership series event.  There’s just ONE DAY left of the 2024 Wash100 popular vote competition! Visit Wash100.com to cast your vote for Harish Luthra today.  The Wash100 Award is the government contracting sector’s highest honor. Each year, the best and […] More

Omni Federal looks to further support its business operations, Omni Labs and satellite missions with a new office space in the northern part of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The company said Thursday it expanded into El Paso County with a $400,000 investment in the 8,300-square-foot office and technology and is planning to open more than 500 […] More

Michelle Kruger, who has been serving as interim president of the U.S. business arm of Austal since August 2023, will assume the permanent role following the decision of Austal USA‘s board of directors. The shipbuilding company said Friday Kruger has more than 25 years of experience in the maritime industry, with a focus on new […] More

Carahsoft Technology has entered into an agreement with Quantum to market the latter’s suite of end-to-end data management offerings to government clients. Federal agencies can acquire the Quantum products through reseller partners and various government contract vehicles, Carahsoft said Thursday. The products can be accessed through the GSA Schedule, NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V, Information Technology […] More