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  • RTX Books $117M Army Contract for Targeting Sensor Systems; Torrey Cady Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    RTX Books $117M Army Contract for Targeting Sensor Systems; Torrey Cady Quoted

    RTX has received  a $117.5 million U.S. Army award for the low-rate initial production of advanced targeting sensor systems. Under the contract, RTX will provide 3rd Generation Forward Looking Infrared B-kit sensors for use in multiple Army combat platforms, RTX announced from McKinney, Texas on Wednesday. “This technology supports the U.S. Army’s modernization effort to ensure the […] More

  • Jim Garrettson Delivers 2023 Wash100 Award to DOD Cyber Leader David McKeown - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Garrettson Delivers 2023 Wash100 Award to DOD Cyber Leader David McKeown

    Executive Mosaic CEO Jim Garrettson recently presented David McKeown, senior information security officer and deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity at the Department of Defense, with his 2023 Wash100 Award. The annual Wash100 Award – which reached its historic 10th anniversary this year – represents the highest honor for executives in the vast government contracting industry. To identify the […] More

  • DIU Selects GM Defense to Prototype Energy Storage Unit; Steve duMont Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DIU Selects GM Defense to Prototype Energy Storage Unit; Steve duMont Quoted

    General Motors’ defense-focused subsidiary has been chosen to prototype an energy storage unit as part of the Defense Innovation Unit’s Stable Tactical Expeditionary Electric Power initiative. Under the contract, GM Defense will work to create a system that delivers continuous and sustainable power for mission-critical equipment to meet the energy demands of the warfighter, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered company […] More

  • CACI Team to Begin Work Under $5.7B Air Force EITaaS Wave 1 Initiative; John Mengucci, DeEtte Gray Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Team to Begin Work Under $5.7B Air Force EITaaS Wave 1 Initiative; John Mengucci, DeEtte Gray Quoted

    CACI will start delivering services under a $5.7 billion blanket purchase agreement the Department of the Air Force awarded to support its Enterprise Information Technology as a Service Wave 1 initiative. CACI and its team will provide enterprise technology to over 800,000 individuals across the Air Force and Space Force, the Reston, Virginia-based enterprise announced on Tuesday. […] More

  • Carahsoft Selected for Leidos Alliance Partner Network; Mike McCalip Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Carahsoft Selected for Leidos Alliance Partner Network; Mike McCalip Quoted

    Leidos has welcomed Carahsoft Technology into Leidos Alliance Partner Network, a collaborative program designed to encourage innovation across select enterprises to bring new technologies to customers and advance their missions. Carahsoft was added as a Corporate Alliance Partner, the highest tier of the program and a representation of companies that have shown success across a variety of […] More

  • QinetiQ US Selected as a 2023 Top Workplace by The Washington Post; Shawn Purvis Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    QinetiQ US Selected as a 2023 Top Workplace by The Washington Post; Shawn Purvis Quoted

    QinetiQ‘s U.S. business arm has joined the ranks of The Washington Post’s 2023 Top Workplaces. As one of 200 chosen organizations, QinetiQ US’ selection reflects its efforts to continuously align its workplace culture with employee needs, the McLean, Virginia-based enterprise announced on Friday. “As a company committed to helping protect the critical assets of our country’s defense […] More

  • Booz Allen’s John Larson on Responsible AI, Market Trends & More - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Booz Allen’s John Larson on Responsible AI, Market Trends & More

    Artificial intelligence is sweeping today’s public sector market. As executive vice president and AI practice lead at Booz Allen Hamilton, John Larson helms the firm’s efforts to deliver what he considers the “single most transformative technology of a generation” to the federal government. With new technologies come new risks, and rapid advancements in AI have brought about […] More

  • Tetra Tech Lands Spot on $200M USACE Award for Environment-Focused Architectural & Engineering Services; Dan Batrack Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tetra Tech Lands Spot on $200M USACE Award for Environment-Focused Architectural & Engineering Services; Dan Batrack Quoted

    Tetra Tech has secured a position on a $200 million multiple-award contract from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for architectural and engineering design services. The five-year contract is intended to assist USACE’s Great Lakes and Ohio River Division with enhancing inland navigation and flood risk management infrastructure and rejuvenating aquatic ecosystems, Tetra Tech announced from its […] More

  • Albers Aerospace Founder, President & CEO John Albers Highlights Company Values, Key Defense Landscape Trends - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Albers Aerospace Founder, President & CEO John Albers Highlights Company Values, Key Defense Landscape Trends

    John Albers’ expertise in federal acquisitions is informed by 24 years of service in the Marine Corps, where he served as an operational aviator, then a test pilot and later as an acquisition professional. In 2015, Albers leveraged his experience within the public sector to found what is now Albers Aerospace, which he built with the […] More

  • Merlin Appoints Former Defense Leaders Kyle Kremer & Preston Dunlap to Federal Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Merlin Appoints Former Defense Leaders Kyle Kremer & Preston Dunlap to Federal Advisory Board

    Autonomous flight technology developer Merlin has added former defense officials Kyle Kremer and Preston Dunlap to its federal advisory board, a move that follows several recent company milestones. These appointments align with the organization’s efforts to drive Merlin Pilot, a dual-use integrated hardware and software product, further into the federal market, the Boston, Massachusetts-based organization said Friday. “Merlin is […] More

  • DOD’s Rob Vietmeyer Details 3-Pillared Software Modernization Strategy - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOD’s Rob Vietmeyer Details 3-Pillared Software Modernization Strategy

    Today, the impact of software on the battlespace is stronger than ever, and the Department of Defense has recognized the necessity of upgrading its systems to keep pace with United States adversaries. In February 2022, the department released its first software modernization strategy, a three-pronged approach designed to drive these efforts forward. According to Rob Vietmeyer, chief […] More

  • US Following New Playbook to Reclaim Top Spot in Hypersonics Competition - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    US Following New Playbook to Reclaim Top Spot in Hypersonics Competition

    Adversaries’ success in the development, testing and deployment of hypersonic weapons now poses an immediate threat to the United States. Once a leader in hypersonics, the nation has begun to fall behind its competitors, and now, the federal government and military services have created a full-scale plan of attack to retake the top spot in […] More