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State Dept OKs $126M Philippine Request for Assault Boats, Weapon SystemsNews

State Dept OKs $126M Philippine Request for Assault Boats, Weapon Systems

The State Department has approved a potential $126M foreign military sale of armed assault vessels, ancillary equipment and contractor support services…
IMB Invests in Ashburn Consulting for Gov’t IT Market Push; Tarrus Richardson QuotedM&A Activity

IMB Invests in Ashburn Consulting for Gov’t IT Market Push; Tarrus Richardson Quoted

Bethesda, Md.-based private equity firm IMB Partners has invested in network security company Ashburn Consulting for an undisclosed amount to help grow the latter's presence…
FCC OKs Amazon’s Broadband Satellite Constellation ProjectNews

FCC OKs Amazon’s Broadband Satellite Constellation Project

Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission for a project to field and operate a constellation…
General Dynamics IT Business Wins $201M VA DevOps Support Task OrderContract Awards

General Dynamics IT Business Wins $201M VA DevOps Support Task Order

General Dynamics’ (NYSE: GD) information technology business has won a potential three-year, $201M task order from the Department of Veterans…
Ultra Electronics Books Potential $145M Navy Tactical Comms System Delivery ContractContract Awards

Ultra Electronics Books Potential $145M Navy Tactical Comms System Delivery Contract

The U.S. Navy has awarded defense systems manufacturer Ultra Electronics a potential 10-year, $145.4M contract to provide technology to support command,…
Dana Deasy: Pentagon Eyes JEDI Cloud Contract Award ‘Re-Announcement’ by End of AugustContract Awards

Dana Deasy: Pentagon Eyes JEDI Cloud Contract Award ‘Re-Announcement’ by End of August

Dana Deasy, chief information officer at the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said DoD expects to provide an…
ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Launches NASA’s Perseverance Rover for Mars 2020 MissionNews

ULA’s Atlas V Rocket Launches NASA’s Perseverance Rover for Mars 2020 Mission

A United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket carrying NASA’s Perseverance rover lifted off Thursday from a launch complex at Cape…
Alion Receives $75M Task Order to Support Air Force Fighter, Bomber Weapon SystemsContract Awards

Alion Receives $75M Task Order to Support Air Force Fighter, Bomber Weapon Systems

Alion Science and Technology has secured a potential five-year, $75M task order for technical support services to U.S. Air Force…
Georgie Brophy Joins Noblis to Lead Space Systems Business Dev’tExecutive Moves

Georgie Brophy Joins Noblis to Lead Space Systems Business Dev’t

Georgie Brophy, former director of strategic growth at General Dynamics' (NYSE: GD) mission systems business, has joined Noblis as director of business…
John Cyrus Joins HighPoint as IT Strategy, Business Solutions DirectorExecutive Moves

John Cyrus Joins HighPoint as IT Strategy, Business Solutions Director

John Cyrus, formerly a senior information technology executive at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has been named director of…