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Jim Walker, federal chief technology officer and director of public sector marketing at UiPath, has said government agencies could use robotic process automation as an initial platform to begin investing in artificial intelligence to advance their digital transformation initiatives. Walker wrote that RPA could help agencies improve the delivery of …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) secured a potential three-year, $362.7M contract to deliver M270A0, M270A1 and M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems to the U.S. Army. The company will also provide M270A2 flyaway package, production line spares and authorized stockage list kits as well as production line restart and proposal costs, the …

A report by McAleese & Associates says Will Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, is set to host Friday, April 26, an “open door” with industry on new contractor business models. Jim McAleese, founder and principal at McAleese & Associates and a 2019 Wash100 winner, wrote …

Arlington Capital Partners has formed a new company after the Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm completed its purchase of Triumph Group’s (NYSE: TGI) forming and fabrication facilities. Radius Aerospace will run as an independent company and be led by Tony Johnson as CEO, Arlington Capital said Monday. Johnson, who will …

Steris, Karl Storz Endoscopy-America and American Medical Depot have received contract modifications worth $1.06B combined from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide integrated operating room components for military services and federal civilian agencies. The modifications exercise the third option year under previously awarded fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts with a five-year base …

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded a $50M contract modification for six companies to continue to provide design-build or design-bid-build services within NAVFAC’s Northwest area of responsibility. The modification increases the potential value of a small disadvantaged business multiple-award construction contract to $149M, the Department of Defense said Monday. Contractors …

Harish Nanda, a more than 25-year information technology industry veteran, has joined health IT systems provider CNSI as chief technology officer. He will oversee CNSI’s tech organization and advance innovation into the firm’s customer platforms, the company said Wednesday. Todd Stottlemyer, CEO of CNSI and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) received a $605M U.S. Air Force contract modification to manufacture a global satellite communications satellite designed to facilitate broadband connectivity for military users. The military service will initially obligate $300M in fiscal 2018 procurement funds for the production of the Wideband Global SATCOM Space Vehicle 11, the …

A partnership between PAE and T&H Services secured a potential $142M contract to help manage a U.S. Army installation located in Colorado. PAE said Friday it will support base operations at Fort Carson, which houses the military service’s 4th Infantry Division, 10th Special Forces Group and Reserve component. The company has …

General Dynamics‘ (NYSE: GD) Electric Boat subsidiary has received a nine-year, $269.2M contract modification to provide 42 missile tubes and outfitting material for the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the British navy’s Dreadnought-class underwater vessels. Naval Sea Systems Command issued the modification under the U.S.-UK Common Missile Compartment program, …