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Sierra Nevada has won a potential $10.8 million contract to help the U.S. Air Force create interoperability guidelines for manned and unmanned aircraft software and subsystems. The Defense Department said Tuesday that the company will also help the military service develop a Future Airborne Capability Environment framework and strategies for the branch to demonstrate interoperable […] More
This is part two of our chat with Kevin Kelly, LGS Innovations‘ CEO. Click here for part one. ExecutiveBiz: How would you describe the current state of the GovCon M&A market? What do LGS and other companies look for in potential targets? Kevin Kelly: It is very active. In the course of the last twelve months, LGS has looked […] More
Carahsoft has won an Institute for Excellence in Sales award for the company’s program that allows cloud service providers to offer VMware-based technology to government customers. IES picked Carahsoft’s VMware vCloud Air Network Program to receive the 2015 IES Sales Award in the alliance management category, Carahsoft said Tuesday. “This program provides value and support […] More
Bart Thielbar, formerly chief operating officer of TMG Consulting, has joined Capgemini as vice president and utilities practice lead at the company’s North American subsidiary. Capgemini said Tuesday that Thielbar comes into the role with more than 25 years of business operations management experience and will report directly to Rob McKay, Capgemini North America senior […] More
Rhett Butler, vice president of sales at Intelligent Decisions, has joined the board of directors of non-profit organization ThanksUSA. ThanksUSA also elected to the board Ann E. Dunwoody, a retired general with the U.S. Army; J. Andrew Don, senior vice president and chief financial officer of the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.; and Suzie […] More
AAR has been selected to perform logistics and maintenance services for the Afghan Air Force’s C-130H aircraft under a five-year, $72 million foreign military sales contract with the U.S. Air Force. AAR will carry out operational and technical functions to sustain the fleet in Afghanistan using the logistics services of its aviation supply chain and expeditionary […] More
FireEye has released updates to its email threat prevention platform and threat intelligence service in an effort to help customers combat cyber attacks. The updated offerings are designed to block spear phishing campaigns and provide context on email-based attacks to clients, FireEye said Tuesday. “The vast majority of the breaches we see started with a spear […] More
Lockheed Martin has opened a new center in Denver to house satellite sensing and communication technology development efforts. The radio frequency payload center is built to accommodate the development, production and testing of reconfigurable payloads and satellite systems, Lockheed said Tuesday. Rick Ambrose, executive vice president of space systems at Lockheed, said the new facility aims to help […] More
Parsons developed software components and algorithms for a Northrop Grumman-built integrated air and missile defense battle command system designed to destroy ballistic missiles. Parsons said Monday the U.S. Army conducted an initial flight test of IBCS on May 28 at New Mexico-based White Sands Missile Range. “Parsons is proud to be part of the team […] More
A Chemring Group subsidiary has secured two contracts worth a combined $26 million to manufacture special material decoys for the U.S. military to guard aircraft from infrared guided missile threats. The Army awarded Chemring unit Alloy Surfaces a three-year contract for the production of M211, MJU50A/B and MJU-51A/B IR countermeasures for both the Army and […] More
CAE has announced $117.5 million in contract awards that cover aircraft simulation and training platforms for the U.S. Army, the U.S. Navy and two international defense customers. The company said Tuesday its defense and security business booked the contracts during the first quarter of the company’s 2016 fiscal year. “Our focus on being a training systems integrator has enabled […] More
Orbital ATK will produce the launch abort motor for the Orion spaceflight capsule’s launch abort system under a $98 million subcontract from Lockheed Martin. The company will design, develop and test the launch abort motor at three facilities in Utah, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. “The benefit of using a solid launch abort motor is being able to […] More
