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  • Honeywell Receives DOD Contract to Boost Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Honeywell Receives DOD Contract to Boost Strategic Radiation-Hardened Microelectronics Supply

    Honeywell has secured a $25.8 million contract for its Plymouth, Minnesota-based foundry to fabricate strategic radiation-hardened microelectronics in support of the 2024 National Defense Industrial Strategy. The work was awarded under the Defense Production Act Investment contract vehicle seeking to ensure that components are available for use in radiation environments, the Department of Defense said […] More

  • Ken Masson Appointed Business Development VP at Saab - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Masson Appointed Business Development VP at Saab

    Ken Masson, formerly senior director of strategy and business development for advanced weapons at Northrop Grumman, announced on LinkedIn Friday he has been appointed vice president of business development at Saab. He brings to the role 25 years of leadership experience including in business development, program management and capture management within the defense industry. During his six years […] More

  • Rise8 Secures SpaceWERX Analytics Tool Development Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rise8 Secures SpaceWERX Analytics Tool Development Contract

    Rise8 has secured a Small Business Innovation Research Phase I contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a Department of Defense analytics tool to measure user behavior on classified networks. Under the $75,000 SpaceWERX SBIR award, the Florida-based software developer said its Predictive User Analytics for Secure Environments tool will help drive innovation, collaboration and […] More

  • GovCon Index Shifted Into Negative Territory Last Week - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GovCon Index Shifted Into Negative Territory Last Week

    Executive Mosaic’s GovCon Index fell by 4.08% last week, marking the most significant drop recorded since its introduction in December 2023. This decline brought the average to $5,312.73 on Friday. GovCon Index tracks and displays stock market data from 30 major government contracting companies in real time, offering users a glimpse into the performance of these […] More

  • Federal Connect Wins $72M Navy Deal for Medical Research, Surveillance Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Federal Connect Wins $72M Navy Deal for Medical Research, Surveillance Support

    The U.S. Navy has awarded Federal Connect a $72 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for research and surveillance support of the Naval Health Research Center. Under the agreement, Federal Connect will support medical test and evaluation efforts by the NHRC’s Operation Infectious Diseases department to enhance the readiness of U.S. military personnel for international deployment, the Department […] More

  • IBM Opens New Flagship Office in New York - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Opens New Flagship Office in New York

    A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the opening of IBM’s new flagship office at One Madison Avenue in New York. The new 270,000-square-foot office, which will house over 2,000 New York-area employees, will feature a 22,000-square-foot Innovation Studio, where the latest technologies will be presented through immersive experiences, IBM said Friday. The building’s workspaces, including individual zones, […] More

  • Jacobs Names Bob Pragada as Board Chair in Series of Exec Moves Following Completion of CMS Transaction - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jacobs Names Bob Pragada as Board Chair in Series of Exec Moves Following Completion of CMS Transaction

    Jacobs has appointed CEO Bob Pragada as chair of the board of directors and named industry executives Louis Pinkham and Michael Collins as lead independent director and board member, respectively. The Dallas-based technical and professional services company said Friday the appointments came after it completed the separation of its critical mission solutions and cyber and […] More

  • Trilio, Carahsoft Collaborate to Boost Access to Data Protection Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Trilio, Carahsoft Collaborate to Boost Access to Data Protection Software

    Trilio, a cloud-native data protection services provider, is collaborating with information technology company Carahsoft Technology to provide streamlined access to its cloud-native data protection software services. The partnership also aims to boost its expansion within the government, defense and public sector markets, Trilio said Friday. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will be Trilio’s official distributor for its software […] More

  • Oracle Debuts New Version of SCCA Landing Zone - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Oracle Debuts New Version of SCCA Landing Zone

    Oracle has launched a new version of the Oracle Cloud Native SCCA Landing Zone. The company said Friday that the Landing Zone works to automate the process of establishing a cloud security architecture compliant with the Department of Defense Secure Cloud Computing Architecture framework, enabling use for DOD Impact Level 2, 4 and 5 workloads. […] More

  • Randy DeCoutere Appointed General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems SVP and CFO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Randy DeCoutere Appointed General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems SVP and CFO

    Randy DeCoutere has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, according to his LinkedIn post shared Wednesday. The long-time financial executive has been involved with General Dynamics for more than 20 years. He joined the GD Land Systems subsidiary of the aerospace and defense company in 2003 and held various […] More

  • Broadcom Receives Navy Contract to Provide VMware Software Access Through Carahsoft - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Broadcom Receives Navy Contract to Provide VMware Software Access Through Carahsoft

    Broadcom has secured a new Department of the Navy enterprise software agreement blanket purchase agreement to make the VMware software portfolio readily accessible through Carahsoft Technology’s General Services Administration Federal Supply Schedule contract. Carahsoft said Thursday the new contract will streamline access to the VMware Cloud Foundation and other software offerings from VMware, which Broadcom recently acquired. […] More

  • Appian's Jason Adolf: Low-Code Center of Excellence Could Help Speed Up Federal Modernization Efforts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Appian’s Jason Adolf: Low-Code Center of Excellence Could Help Speed Up Federal Modernization Efforts

    Jason Adolf, vice president of global public sector vertical at Appian, said federal agencies that seek to accelerate their modernization efforts should establish a center of excellence focused on advancing the adoption of low-code platforms, which could enable non-technical personnel to develop and refine applications. “CoEs enable a common approach to widespread modernization, allowing agencies […] More