The State Department has cleared France's request to procure four AE-2100D turboprop engines, two updated Multifunctional, Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals and other C-130 transport aircraft support equipment from the U.S. government through a potential $350M foreign military sales agreement.

Six companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $95M contract from the U.S. Navy for design-build and design-bid-build services within the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Europe Africa Central's area of operations.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named four awardees for a five-year, $90M contract to design and build facilities within the agency's New England District area of responsibility.

The Space Development Agency has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and York Space Systems contracts worth $281.5M combined to provide space vehicles that will comprise the initial layer of a proposed military satellite network.

The Space and Missile Systems Center has asked industry to provide information on an enterprise classified information technology infrastructure to meet SMC’s collaboration, security and data access requirements for Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared and Evolved Strategic Satellite Communication programs.

Katherine Arrington, chief information security officer (CISO) for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition (OUSD(A&S)) at the Department of Defense (DoD) and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient, will serve as a keynote speaker during Potomac Officers Club’s (POC) Fall 2020 CMMC Forum on October 7th. Click here to register for the Fall 2020 CMMC Forum.

GovConWire Events will host its 2020 Business Development (BD) Trends Forum, featuring Stephanie Shutt with the General Services Administration (GSA), as the keynote speaker on Thursday, August 27th. Click here to register for the 2020 BD Trends Forum on Aug. 27th. 

Four companies have won spots on a potential five-year, $240M contract to perform a range of construction work at the U.S. Marine Corps’ facilities in Camp Lejeune, N.C., and surrounding areas.

THIS WEEK’S TOP 10 MOST POPULAR STORIES AECOM Names New Executives to Leadership Team; Troy Rudd Quoted AECOM has appointed Gaurav Kapoor, current chief accounting officer of the company, as chief financial officer (CFO), Douglas Stotlar as independent chairman of the Board of Directors and Troy Rudd as director of the Board, effective Aug. 15. Bradley …

In order to address the evolving defense priorities, Potomac Officers Club will host its 5th Annual Army Forum on Aug. 27th, where notable federal and industry leaders will discuss the progress, innovations and accomplishments of the Army’s modernization renaissance over the last year, what challenges remain, and how industry can help in 2021 and beyond. Click here to register for Potomac Officers Club’s 5th Annual Army Forum.