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    Lockheed Awarded Army Contract for PAC-3 Missile Component Engineering Support

    The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin‘s missiles and fire control business a $23 million contract to provide engineering services for a common ignition safety device for the PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 missile segment. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is expected to be performed in Grand Prairie, Texas, until April 28, 2025, the Department of Defense said Monday. Lockheed […] More

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    Booz Allen Expands Engineering Capabilities With New Systems Integration Facility

    Booz Allen Hamilton is scheduled to inaugurate a 20,000-square-foot mission systems integration facility as part of its plan to expand engineering capabilities to meet customer needs, particularly the U.S. Navy. The company said Tuesday it will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday at the new site near the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. The […] More

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    Northrop Completes Deep-Sensing & Targeting Platform Demo at Army Event

    Northrop Grumman’s deep-sensing and targeting technology installed on a Bombardier CRJ-700 aircraft was able to collate multidomain data and analyze information from commercial satellites. The findings during a test flight were part of a demonstration featured at the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event in Yuma, Arizona, the company announced Monday. The DSaT platform was […] More

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    Ensco Joins MTSI Team for $57M SSC Satellite Control Network Program

    Ensco was awarded a position on the Space Systems Command’s $57 million follow-on contract to provide technical and sustainment support for battle management command, control and communications. The company announced Friday that it will work with prime contractor Modern Technology Solutions Inc. to deliver telemetry, tracking and C3 services to more than 170 civil and […] More

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    FAA Selects Concept Solutions for 5-Year Data Analytics Support IDIQ

    The Federal Aviation Administration awarded Concept Solutions a five-year task order to provide support to its Management Services Data Science and Analytics team. The company said Thursday that it selected Topologe as its subcontractor for the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity award, which is part of the agency’s Systems Engineering and Technical Innovative Solutions program. The SETIS contract vehicle […] More

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    SAIC Unveils Software to Support Entire Engineering Lifecycle

    Science Applications International Corp. introduced software designed to provide end-to-end tools and a cloud-based platform to streamline engineering processes. The ReadyOne digital engineering ecosystem includes data models as well as applications ranging from hardware delivery to cybersecurity and project collaboration, SAIC said Friday. SAIC designed ReadyOne to be database-agnostic, making it compatible with various core […] More

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    SpaceX Dragon Reaches Orbiting Laboratory for NASA’s 7th Crewed Mission

    The SpaceX Dragon vehicle transported three astronauts and one cosmonaut to the International Space Station after a nearly 30-hour journey as part of NASA and the company’s seventh crew rotation mission. Crew-7, which will perform over 200 science and technology experiments, lifted off at 3:27 a.m. Eastern time Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center in […] More

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    RTX’s R&D Arm to Help DOD Develop 5G Multihop Mobile Network

    RTX‘s research and development organization has secured a $6.6 million contract with the Department of Defense to develop multi-hop mobile ad hoc network technology for military 5G communications. The company said Thursday that BBN will carry out the two-year project as part of the Opportunistic eXtemporarY 5G Encrypted Network program led by DOD’s FutureG and […] More

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    SDA Enlists Mynaric to Design Optical Ground Station for Space Connectivity Demo; Tim Deaver Quoted

    The Space Development Agency selected Mynaric to design and help demonstrate an optical ground station to enhance the agency’s communication network. The company said Tuesday it will be part of SDA’s research and development program, which aims to show connectivity between the optical station and its communication terminal counterparts in space. Scheduled for 2025, the […] More

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    AFWERX Launches Interactive Platform for GovCon Small Businesses, Defense Users

    The Air Force Research Laboratory’s AFWERX launched IGNITE, an online database of small enterprises that were previously chosen for the branch’s Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer programs. The platform will enable defense users to connect with the small businesses and enhance technology integration and adoption activities, AFRL said Friday. IGNITE was […] More

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    Axonius Cybersecurity Platform Added to Carahsoft Resellers, Government Contract Vehicles as New Offering

    Carahsoft Technology‘s reseller partners will begin offering Axonius Federal Systems‘ cybersecurity asset management tool as part of the two companies’ team-up. Carahsoft said Friday it entered into an agreement to be the master government aggregator of Axonius’ Cybersecurity Asset Management platform. Axonius’ products allow users to view real-time, up-to-date asset inventory, and help them identify […] More

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    Aeyon’s Mark Hogenmiller on Misconceptions About Center of Excellence Model for Agency Process Automation

    Centers of excellence are becoming a common initiative at government agencies looking to modernize operations, but they should also learn and avoid misconceptions to optimize the effectiveness of such approach, according to Aeyon Chief Transformation Officer Mark Hogenmiller. In a commentary published Friday on Federal News Network, Hogenmiller outlined six misconceptions about CoEs, including the […] More