THIS WEEK'S TOP NEWS STORIES
During a panel discussion moderated by Raymond James Managing Director?Andy McEnroe, Amentum's?John Heller,?CACI's John Mengucci, Parsons' Carey Smith and ManTech's Matt Tait-- four Wash100 Award winners and GovCon CEOs-- shared their perspectives on the defense and government market and gave their predictions for what the GovCon market should expect in the next year at Thursday's Raymond James Defense and Government Conference.?
Comtech has secured a potential $544 million contract to provide professional engineering services and assistance with the company’s satellite and terrestrial networking communications technologies for the?U.S. Army. Awarded under the $5.1 billion Global Tactical Communications Systems II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity vehicle, the contract will support the?Project Manager Tactical Network for the Global Field Service Representative initiative, Comtech announced from Melville, New York, on Monday.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded six companies spots on a potential five-year, $1.25 billion contract for technical, advisory and analytical support services. DARPA received 12 offers for the multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
Day & Zimmermann’s Doug Magee recently sat down with GovCon Wire to chat about the values he admires and wants to uphold at the long-running company, why the national security mission is paramount and much more.
If you're a GovCon industry member looking to find out about future contracts being released by the DHS and the department's top strategies going into FY 2024, register today for Potomac Officers Club's Homeland Security Summit.
Gregg Melanson, former executive vice president and chief growth officer at Illuminate, has been appointed as CGO at technology consulting provider Acuity. He will be responsible for driving continued growth and expansion of its federal business.
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The U.S. Air Force has announced its intent to increase the potential maximum value of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that covers information technology products and support services for Strategic Command. The Air Force plans to increase the Information Technology Capabilities Contract II ceiling by $503 million-- from $887 million to $1.39 billion-- to enhance the command's IT infrastructure supporting its global operations.
HII's (NYSE: HII) mission technologies division has won a potential five-year, $347 million contract to produce and deliver up to 200 small unmanned undersea vehicles to the U.S. Navy. The Lionfish System is a two-person, man-portable vehicle with an open architecture based on its Remus 300 UUV design.
The U.S. Army needs to incorporate adaptability and flexibility in its modernization and restructuring goals, according to Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. The Wash100 Award winner highlighted the service branch's efforts in the past year to innovate through advanced prototyping and via adoption of artificial intelligence and human-machine teaming.
Hear from Army officials and industry experts about the future of acquisition for the service branch during ExecutiveBiz's Army Acquisition Priorities: Balancing Readiness and Modernization Forum on Nov. 8. Register here to attend this important event.
Kimberly Jackson, formerly deputy assistant secretary of defense for force readiness, has been sworn in as chief of staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The U.S. Navy veteran will advise the VA secretary and deputy secretary on delivering care and benefits to veterans.
Executive Mosaic has appointed?Steve Escaravage, an executive vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton and a?2023 Wash100 Award winner, as chair of its 4x24 Artificial Intelligence Group. Executive Mosaic congratulates Escaravage on his new role and looks forward to his impact as chair. For more information on the 4x24 program, to join Escaravage's group and to see if you qualify, click here.?