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    Momentus CEO John Rood to Assume Additional Post as Company President

    John Rood, CEO of Momentus, will assume an additional role as president of the commercial space company following Fred Kennedy’s announcement of stepping down from the post, effective Jan. 21. In a statement published Saturday, the Momentus chief executive underscored Kennedy’s company commitment and contributions, and said the team remains focused on the maiden launch […] More

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    Army Seeks Info on Small UAS for Reconnaissance, Surveillance Operations

    The U.S. Army has released a request for information on a small unmanned aircraft system that could be deployed for long range reconnaissance operations during any time of day in all environmental conditions. The rugged and lightweight drone is envisioned to support reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition missions of the military while requiring only minimal […] More

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    NAVFAC Drafting Potential $495M IDIQ for Environmental Remediation Services

    Naval Facilities Engineering Command will hold a forum with industry players in preparation for a potential eight-year, $495 million multiple award contract that will provide for radiological services at NAVFAC Southwest, Pacific, Atlantic and other environmentally contaminated sites. According to a SAM.gov notice, the third iteration of an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for environmental remediation of radiological […] More

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    Naval Minesweeping Tech Completes Underwater Explosion Shock Trials

    The U.S. Navy has completed a series of underwater explosion shock tests for an autonomous minesweeping technology that is part of a countermeasures mission package of a littoral combat ship. Under the Unmanned Influence Sweep System program, Naval Surface Warfare Center and the prime contractor Textron performed the efforts to test the ability of the […] More

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    Federal IT Market Vet Gayle Grasso Joins Sierra7 as Business Development Director

    Gayle Grasso brings her over three decades of experience in information technology sales to management consulting firm Sierra7, where she will serve as director of business development. Sierra7 said Monday Grasso will support the Falls Church, Virginia-based consultant’s work with the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Next Generation, the Veterans […] More

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    Jacobs Supports Mirror Module Assemblies on New NASA X-Ray Telescope

    Jacobs has conducted engineering, manufacturing and testing efforts in support of the assemblies equipped on a new NASA telescope for collecting X-rays of neutron stars, stellar and supermassive black holes and other objects. The company said Monday it supplied components of the Mirror Module Assemblies that the space agency’s Imaging X-Ray Polarimetry Explorer uses to […] More

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    ManTech Buys IC Services Provider TMAC; CEO Kevin Phillips Quoted

    ManTech International has closed its purchase of Technical and Management Assistance Corp., a Columbia, Maryland-based provider of system engineering, software engineering and information technology services in support of intelligence community customers. Kevin Phillips, chairman, CEO and president of ManTech and a previous Wash100 Award recipient, said in a statement published Monday the acquisition is aimed […] More

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    Executive Spotlight With Noblis VP Rich Jacques Highlights Emerging Tech’s Impact on Law Enforcement Operations

    ExecutiveBiz featured Rich Jacques, corporate officer and vice president of intelligence and law enforcement at Noblis, in an Executive Spotlight interview published Wednesday on its sister publication, ExecutiveGov. He talked about reaching a three-year milestone in his current role at Noblis, the emerging technologies’ impact on law enforcement operations, cybersecurity’s influence at the state and […] More

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    Roy Stevens: Leidos to Provide CISA With Emergency Preparedness Support Services

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 28, 2021 — Leidos will provide support services for the nationwide safety efforts of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency under a potential $61.5 million Priority Services Scientific, Engineering and Technical Assistance prime contract, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 15. Roy Stevens, president of intelligence group at Leidos, said the company will […] More

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    ManTech Wraps Up $350M Cash Acquisition of Gryphon; Kevin Phillips Quoted

    TYSONS CORNER, VA, Dec. 27, 2021 — ManTech International has completed its $350 million cash acquisition of digital and systems engineering company Gryphon Technologies from private equity firm AE Industrial Partners and added new programs and professionals to its defense business, GovCon Wire reported Dec. 13. “The addition is highly complementary and builds upon our […] More

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    SPY-6 Radar-Equipped Destroyer Kicks off Combat System Training

    USS Jack H. Lucas, a Huntington Ingalls Industries-built guided missile destroyer for the U.S. Navy, started its combat system testing more than half a year after it was launched from the shipbuilder’s location in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The destroyer being integrated with AN/SPY-6(V)1 air and missile defense radar from a Raytheon Technologies business recorded Aegis system […] More