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Bob Fortna, president of Fortinet’s (Nasdaq: FTNT) federal business, has been elected to AFCEA International’s board of directors as vice chairman. Fortna will assist the board chairman in overseeing AFCEA’s affairs and serve on the nonprofit organization’s budget and finance committee as vice chairman, AFCEA said Thursday. The announcement of his …

The Defense Health Agency has awarded spots under a potential $969 million contract to 27 companies for medical support services to military treatment facilities across the U.S., Guam and Puerto Rico. The firms will compete for task orders to deliver services encompassing support for routine staffing, temporary workload increase, new missions, reorganization, limited-duration need, …

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will manufacture and deliver full-rate production maritime aircraft for the U.S. Navy under a $416.4 million contract modification. The modification covers three Lot 9 P-8A multi-mission aircraft for the service branch, the Defense Department said Thursday. Work will run through October 2020 in the U.K. as well …

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has received a potential $558.3 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide sustainment services to support the low-rate initial production of lot 11 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets. The Defense Department said Thursday the sustainment support contract includes training facilities and devices, Autonomic Logistics Information System software …

YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 22, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile-destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) arrives at U.S. Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka, to become part of the Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) in Japan. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of the U.S. 7th Fleet’s …

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The 7th Engineer Dive Detachment on a recent recovery mission they conducted in support of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency off the coast of Nah Tran, Vietnam

The State Department announced in a Federal Business Opportunities notice posted Tuesday that it will award a $434.2 million contract to Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) for updates on a platform that works to process visas, passports and emergency services to U.S. nationals based abroad. Northrop will support the ConsularOne program by providing …

Private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management is considering putting DynCorp International up for sale in a deal that could be worth at least $1.3 billion, Reuters reported Thursday. Sources told Reuters that Cerberus has tapped two investment banks to help seek offers from potential acquirers of the defense contractor. The …

DPW Holdings subsidiary Coolisys Technologies aims to expand its technology development and manufacturing capabilities with the acquisition of electronic systems provider Enertec Systems for approximately $9 million. DPW said Wednesday its Fremont, Calif.-based subsidiary will add more than 70 new workers, most of whom will be engineers with military experience, through the …