Latest Federal & Government Contracting Companies' News Coverage
Accenture–already recognized as a highly-modern, hi-tech company on the rise–is working to redefine how the federal government community uses new digital technologies (i.e. cloud, analytics, cyber, artificial intelligence). In an exclusive interview with John Goodman, the newly-appointed chief executive officer of Accenture Federal Services, ExecutiveBiz got him to open about the company’s vision, foresight for […] More
Virgin Orbit, the small satellite launch venture spun out of commercial space company Virgin Galactic, has secured a contract to demonstrate its air-launched rocket technology through the Defense Department‘s Space Test Program, TechCrunch reported Thursday. The report said Long Beach, California-based Virgin Orbit expects the LauncherOne prototype flight to take place as early as January 2019. LauncherOne […] More
A Raytheon business unit has secured a four-year, $44.5 million foreign military sales contract from the U.S. Army to provide air defense radar systems and support services to Egypt. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems will provide eight F1 Sentinel radars, eight Ethernet extender kits and concurrent and diagnostic spare parts packages, the Defense Department said Thursday. […] More
A Lockheed Martin subsidiary has received a potential $49 million contract modification to supply weapon systems parts to the Defense Logistics Agency. Sikorsky Aircraft will provide consumable spare parts for various weapon systems under the modification to a five-year base contract, which can extend another five years to cover the option period, the Defense Department said Tuesday. […] More
Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch, senior vice president of government strategy and policy at Inmarsat‘s U.S. government business unit, facilitated a recent panel discussion on the use of commercial business models to address the Defense Department‘s satellite communications access challenges. Inmarsat said Thursday the forum took place Monday during the Global MilSatCom 2017 event and featured industry executives who offered their insights […] More
North Star Scientific has secured a $14 million contract to provide a range of support services for the replacement of a high-power amplifier for a U.S. Navy data communications platform. The contract covers design, engineering development, fabrication and prototype testing on the new 1,000-watt amplifier for the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System, the Defense Department said Wednesday. The replacement […] More
Mnemonics has received a potential five-year, $49.6 million from the U.S. Navy to carry out the final phase of a research and development project focused on satellite, avionics and communications technology platforms. The cost-plus-fixed-fee completion contract has an initial value of $10 million and work could extend through Nov. 30, 2022, if all options are exercised, the Defense Department […] More
Oshkosh Defense has secured a five-year, $15.6 million contract from the Defense Logistics Agency to supply dressed diesel engines along with containers to the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Friday Oshkosh Defense will perform work at a company facility in Wisconsin through Oct. 26, 2022. DLA’s land and maritime unit will use the Army’s fiscal 2018 through fiscal […] More
The Defense Information Systems Agency has awarded Professional Solutions1 a potential five-year, $48 million contract to provide global logistical services management support for DISA’s Distributed Tactical Communication System. ProSol will also deploy field service representatives to support the Defense Department‘s Enhanced Mobile Satellite Service Gateway program under the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, DoD said Friday. The Defense Information Technology Contracting […] More
Tri-Cor Industries has won a task order to assist the Defense Logistics Agency‘s J62LB enterprise test directorate in efforts to secure the integrity of DLA information technology assets as well as evaluate software and systems for agency customers. The order was issued under the unrestricted portion of the J6 Enterprise Technology Services indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth $6 billion over eight years, […] More
Northrop Grumman has received a one-year, $66.3 million task order to test and maintain MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicles for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Thursday Northrop’s systems business unit will help the service branch sustain MQ-4Cs along with mission control and operator training systems. The company will also provide field service representatives to provide technical support for […] More
Christian Marrone, external relations senior vice president and chief of staff at CSRA, has been named by the George Washington University as a senior fellow at its Center for Cyber and Homeland Security for a two-year term that began this month. Marrone will provide counsel and contribute to the center’s policy task forces and projects; serve as […] More
