GovConExec, where we dive deep into the intricacies of government contracts, providing you with the latest news, events, and analytics. We understand the unique intersection of business strategy and legislation. This knowledge allows us to provide valuable information to our readers and partners. We also cover emerging trends in various sectors, including digital entertainment and...
Government services company Serco has appointed Anthony Kirby as its new group chief executive, effective Monday. Kirby succeeds Mark Irwin, who retired after a 12-year tenure as group CEO at the firm based in Hart, England. Prior to this promotion, Kirby served as the group’s chief operating officer for over two years and as the...
ICF, a global consulting and technology company, has secured one contract each from the European Commission and the U.K. government worth a total maximum value of over $210 million. The Reston, Virginia-based company booked the EC contract in the first quarter of 2025 and the U.K. contract in the fourth quarter of 2024, with both...
NATO has certified Applied Research Institute, a national security innovation firm, as an approved partner under the NATO Communications and Information Agency’s Framework Agreement program. This designation allows ARI to provide commercial off-the-shelf products and services to NATO and its member nations. According to the Indiana-based nonprofit, the partnership involves a basic ordering agreement framework...
The European Union must unite and form a common army to protect its interests, Max Bergmann of the Center for Strategic and International Studies wrote in a CSIS commentary published on Friday. The CSIS executive, who discussed cooling U.S. interest as a guarantor of security in Europe, offered several recommendations to achieve political stability amid...
Global defense company Thales has secured a $2 billion contract from the U.K. Ministry of Defence to manufacture over 5,000 lightweight multirole missiles for Ukraine, Breaking Defense reported on Monday. London announced the procurement on Sunday as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer proposed a coalition in a meeting with 18 European leaders to renew support...
The special operation forces of the United States, Lithuania and Germany participated in a military exercise focused on increasing combat readiness and lethality. During the two-week event in the Baltic region, U.S. Naval Special Warfare operators and U.S. Special Warfare Combat crewmen led training initiatives designed to improve the cooperation between the nations. Participants underwent...
Two US B-52H Stratofortress bombers assigned to the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Royal Air Force Fairford have completed a combined Bomber Task Force mission in Turkey. Called Spartan Sword, the Thursday mission involved Turkish F-16s escorting the bombers before they conducted inert weapons drops with Turkish Joint Terminal Attack Controllers 150 miles northwest of...
Corvid Technologies has secured a potential five-year, $268 million contract for the design, production and supply of suborbital vehicle configurations for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales to Australia and the United Kingdom. The purchases in the firm-fixed-price contract involve 90 percent for the Navy and 5 percent each to Australia and the U.K....
NATO’s Science for Peace and Security Programme has launched a multinational research project titled “Operational Energy Efficiency.” The project aims to develop tools for monitoring energy consumption and simulating various scenarios to aid military planners in determining how best to conserve the resource. Canada and Ukraine are the lead nations of the multi-year initiative, with...
