The Department of Defense has released its Joint Operating Environment (JOE) report outlining the threats America will face through 2030 and the DoD’s mitigation strategy.  The report lists a number of unconventional threats facing the United States – below is a brief summary. Unconventional Threats: Non-States Dramatic population growth in the developing world will see […] More

This past week saw a number of government contracting executives on the move, highlighted by the nomination of former executive Robert Harding to head the TSA.  Greg Baroni of Attain and Shiv Krishnan of INDUS shared their thoughts on the appointment. Also making news was Jim Garrettson’s report that Admiral William Fallon was named CEO […] More

Sally Sullivan became executive vice president of business development for ManTech International Corporation in November 2009. Previously, she was vice president for defense, space and secured infrastructure, responsible for growing business with DoD, the Intelligence Community, key federal civil agencies and select foreign governments. This included the design and delivery of complex operational systems and […] More

Since 2008, the government contracting community has seen several billion-dollar protests yield dividends.  Most recently, Boeing’s protest of the Air Force’s KC-X refueling tanker contract seems to have paid off, as Northrop Grumman and EADS have withdrawn their bid leaving Boeing the apparent winner of the contract. It has become much easier since May 2008 […] More

During a town-hall style meeting with Air Force servicemen yesterday, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates commented on the recently-updated RFP for the Air Force“™s next-generation refueling tanker, saying that the RFP was “fair“ and expressing disappointment that Northrop Grumman Corporation has withdrawn from competition for the $35 billion contract.  He also expressed concern over the […] More

General Dynamics secured a deal to support the FAA’s FAVES program. Northrop Grumman’s Paul K. Russell will lead their new space business unit. ATMs are an inviting target for cyber criminals. Michael Chertoff commented on the lessons learned from CyberShockwave. The Zeus botnet has been disrupted by Spanish police. The FDA wants regulation of online […] More

This week’s GovCon M&A activity was headlined by IBM finalizing their deal to purchase NISC.  IBM boss Chuck Prow shared his thoughts. Meanwhile, BAE and Northrop teamed to pursue a deal with the Army to provide ground combat vehicles. Also, MAXIMUS teamed up with Broadbean and KPP split from OAOT. More

Good news for Northrop Grumman this week: the firm landed a $100 million BPA to go along with a $775 million CANES award from the Navy. SAIC turned heads with a $625 million software deal from the Navy and added a BPA through subsidiary R.W. Beck for good measure. Paul Cofoni chimed in on CACI’s […] More

Healthcare reform may still be up in the air, but this much is certain: Health information technology will be the foundational element in any reform effort “” and  contractors will play an important role. That was made clear this past year by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and accompanying HITECH Act. From electronic health […] More

When Northrop Grumman pulled out of the $40 billion competition to build aerial refueling tankers for the Air Force, leaving Boeing as the likely winner, some analysts questioned whether White House acquisition reform efforts are pushing contractors too hard. Loren Thompson, a defense industry expert at the Lexington Institute, told the Washington Post “it shows […] More

Lawrence R. Albert is president of Agilex’s healthcare sector. Before joining Agilex, Albert created and led the healthcare practice at Integic Corporation, where he led the design, development and deployment of the world's largest electronic healthcare management system, the DoD's Medical System: Armed Forces Health Longitudinal Technology Application. After Integic was acquired by Northrop Grumman […] More

Tom Anderson moved to Wyle. Paul Cofoni commented on CACI’s half-billion dollar SPAWAR contract win. Authorities broke up a botnet that had infected half of the Fortune 1000. Dave Drabkin of the GSA has moved to Northrop Grumman. ExecutiveGov interviewed Christine Shafik of the Department of Energy. Experts at the RSA Cybersecurity conference called for […] More