Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
Transparency is the name of the game: clear conversations with customers, industry and other stakeholders is a rock in the foundation of the ongoing effort to procure new information technology in line with promoting partnership with the private sector for innovative solutions through programs like the Presidential Innovation Fellows and other efforts employing teamwork in […] More
From conference call to conference hall, there is an ongoing dialogue between the Department of Defense and the Defense Health Agency about how to best equip our nation’s military with the health services they need to continuing fighting the good fight. A voice that stands out from the conversation is DHA Component Acquisition Executive (J-4) […] More
“Readiness is our Number 1 priority–there is no other Number 1–Readiness is what deters and wins wars.” POC 2017 ARMY FORUM, AUG. 30–Among the current issues facing our nation’s military, the U.S. Army is taking a closer look at modernization, especially that of information technology capabilities on and off the battlefield. With new developments in […] More
The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Trellisware Technologies a five-year, $40 million contract to supply Advanced Tactical Scalable Mobile Ad-hoc Network radios to USSOCOM’s Special Operations Forces Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Center. USSOCOM granted the award following the third phase of a Small Business Innovation Research Program, the Defense Department said Tuesday. San Diego, California-based Trellisware will receive $54,759 […] More
LinTech Global has won a potential five-year $48.4 million contract to support information technology functions within the Defense Department‘s Office of the Inspector General. DoD said Monday its education activity received 19 bids for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract through a competitive acquisition process. The contract’s base period is valued at $9.5 million and will run through Aug. 31, […] More
Lockheed Martin‘s rotary mission and systems unit has received a potential $46.7 million contract to develop and produce a digital receiver exciter for the U.S. Marine Corps‘ AN/TPS-59A(V)3 radar system. USMC allocated $25.2 million in fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award and $130,000 of the obligated amount will expire at […] More
Alan Estevez joined Deloitte Consulting LLP’s federal practice as a national security strategy and logistics executive, where he will work with a range of clients to help innovate and transform their acquisition, logistics, supply chain and sustainment operations, the company announced Tuesday. “Estevez’s 36 years of experience at the U.S. Department of Defense and leadership […] More
Seventeen years ago, Evan Scott decided to focus on what he really loves, recruiting, and create ESGI, a firm that specializes in the federal contracting business. Although he had spent the previous 21 years building an executive search firm primarily in the commercial sector, Scott thought that the post 9/11 world provided a unique opportunity. […] More
Yale University and global consulting firm McKinsey & Co. aim to facilitate a conversation on how legal, business and policy leaders can work together on cybersecurity issues at the “Bridging the Divide†conference March 30-April 1 in New Haven, Conn. This first-ever Yale Cyber Leadership Forum aims to offer attendees an environment to exchange ideas […] More
DEVON ENGEL VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL GENERAL DYNAMICS MISSION SYSTEMS Devon Engel is Vice President and General Counsel of General Dynamics Mission Systems, which is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. With approximately 13,000 employees worldwide, Mission Systems connects users and protects their communications and information across land, sea, air, space and cyber domains. The company […] More
The Defense Department has awarded Capricor Therapeutics a $2.4 million grant to develop a process to produce cardiosphere-derived cell exosomes. Capricor said Monday it plans to file an investigational new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration in 2017 for the use of CAP-2003 to treat ocular graft-versus-host disease. “As we advance and expand our exosomes program, this grant […] More
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based biotechnology firm Kraig Biocraft Laboratories has been awarded a potential $1 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop high-performance fibers using genetically engineered spider silk for protective military apparel. The company will use its proprietary Dragon Silk material to produce ballistic shoot packs for the service branch under the contract, Kraig Biocraft said Tuesday. The Army […] More
