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  • Raytheon, L3 Vet Mike Gallagher Named Strategy Director for Northrop's Australian Arm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon, L3 Vet Mike Gallagher Named Strategy Director for Northrop’s Australian Arm

    Mike Gallagher, a 22-year veteran of the Australian navy and former managing director at L3 Technologies‘ Oceania business, has been named strategy director at Northrop Grumman‘s Australian arm. He will work closely with Ian Irving, chief executive of Northrop Grumman Australia, and will manage the subsidiary’s expansion strategy in his new position, the company said Friday. Gallagher […] More

  • Vencore Analytics Director Patrick Biltgen Gets INSA Achievement Award; Mac Curtis Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Vencore Analytics Director Patrick Biltgen Gets INSA Achievement Award; Mac Curtis Comments

    Patrick Biltgen, technical director of analytics at Vencore, received recognition at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance’s Achievement Awards ceremony held Thursday in Washington, D.C. INSA presented Biltgen with its Edwin H. Land Industry Award to acknowledge his professional efforts in the intelligence field, Vencore said Friday. Vencore President and CEO Mac Curtis said the company’s  employees aim […] More

  • Intell Community Vet Stephanie O’Sullivan Joins Peraton Advisory Board; Stu Shea Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Intell Community Vet Stephanie O’Sullivan Joins Peraton Advisory Board; Stu Shea Comments

    Stephanie O’Sullivan, former principal deputy director at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, has joined the advisory board of Herndon, Virginia-based communications and technology services contractor Peraton. The company said Thursday O’Sullivan led information technology integration efforts during her time as PDDNI, the second-highest position in the U.S. intelligence community. In that capacity, she also led […] More

  • Engility Awards Cyber Scholarships to 2 Army Veterans; Lynn Dugle Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Engility Awards Cyber Scholarships to 2 Army Veterans; Lynn Dugle Comments

    Engility has selected U.S. Army veterans Magdalena Seitz and Leo Bastidas as the first two recipients of the company’s cybersecurity scholarships. The company said Wednesday it partnered with the Center for Cyber Safety and Education to establish the CyberWarrior Scholarship, which will give military veterans funds to pursue cybersecurity certifications. “We are grateful for our veterans’ commitment to […] More

  • Michelle McCarthy Named Mercury Systems VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Michelle McCarthy Named Mercury Systems VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller

    Michelle McCarthy, former corporate controller at Analog Devices, has joined defense electronics manufacturer Mercury Systems as vice president, chief accounting officer and controller. Mercury Systems said Tuesday McCarthy will report to Chief Financial Officer Michael Ruppert and oversee the company’s financial reporting, accounting and tax operations. The certified public accountant previously served as corporate financial reporting manager at J. Jill and manager […] More

  • BayFirst Solutions Lands Spot on GSA's $15B Alliant 2 SB Contract; Kevin Gooch Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BayFirst Solutions Lands Spot on GSA’s $15B Alliant 2 SB Contract; Kevin Gooch Comments

    BayFirst Solutions will offer information technology services to federal agencies through the small business track of a potential 10-year, $15 billion governmentwide acquisition contract vehicle. The General Services Administration selected BayFirst as one of 81 companies that will compete for task orders under the Alliant 2 SB contract. Kevin Gooch, BayFirst CEO, said in a statement released Wednesday […] More

  • Retired Army Gen. John Campbell Named NS2 Serves Chairman - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Retired Army Gen. John Campbell Named NS2 Serves Chairman

    John Campbell, a retired U.S. Army general, has been named chairman of a SAP National Security Services-backed nonprofit organization. He will succeed Joseph Kernan, a retired U.S. Navy vice admiral who was confirmed by the Senate as defense undersecretary for intelligence in November, as chairman of NS2 Serves, the nonprofit organization said Wednesday. Campbell will […] More

  • ASRC Federal CEO Mark Gray Named Greater Washington Region Heart Walk Chair - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ASRC Federal CEO Mark Gray Named Greater Washington Region Heart Walk Chair

    Mark Gray, president and CEO of ASRC Federal, has been appointed by the American Heart Association as chair of the 2018 Greater Washington Region Heart Walk. “AHA and the broad government contracting community work tirelessly together to raise funds for, and awareness of, cardiovascular-related illnesses,” Gray said in a statement published Feb. 13. “In November […] More

  • PSC Issues Annual Report on Federal Acquisition Laws; David Berteau Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    PSC Issues Annual Report on Federal Acquisition Laws; David Berteau Comments

    The Professional Services Council has released its annual report on federal acquisition laws and regulations in 2017. David Berteau, PSC president and CEO, said in a statement the annual report includes a summary of the council’s comments on government procurement measures and related regulations as well as whitepapers and testimonies submitted by PSC in 2017. […] More

  • BAE to Establish Combat Vehicle Innovation Center for Collaboration With University of Melbourne - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE to Establish Combat Vehicle Innovation Center for Collaboration With University of Melbourne

    BAE Systems plans to establish an AMV35 vehicle innovation and manufacturing center in Australia that will facilitate collaboration with the engineering faculty of a nearby University of Melbourne campus. The creation of the facility, which will potentially be located at the Fishermans Bend technology hub, is dependent on the company’s bid to be the Australian army’s provider […] More

  • CACI Director William Wallace Receives U.S. Military Academy Graduate Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI Director William Wallace Receives U.S. Military Academy Graduate Award

    William Wallace, a member CACI International‘s board of directors since 2009 and a retired U.S. Army general, has received the U.S. Military Academy’s Distinguished Graduate Award. CACI said Tuesday the award recognizes West Point graduates whose military service, stature and character reflect the academy’s “Duty, Honor, Country” motto. Wallace graduated from West Point in 1969 and is the second board director at the company […] More

  • NASA Recognizes San Diego Composites for Orion Program Support Work - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Recognizes San Diego Composites for Orion Program Support Work

    San Diego Composites has won the 2017 Small Business Subcontractor of the Year award from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in recognition of its support work on Orion spacecraft development efforts. SDC produces components for Orion as a subcontractor to the spacecraft’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin, the space agency said Thursday. The San Diego-based company supplied the Orion launch abort system’s ogive and […] More