The State Department has approved Qatar’s foreign military sale request for MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, or RPA, and related equipment worth an estimated $1.96 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Wednesday General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Boeing, L3Harris, Leonardo S.p.A., Lockheed Marti...
The U.S. Navy has awarded a General Dynamics subsidiary a $1 billion contract modification to provide long lead time materials to support the construction of Block VI Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarines. Scope of Contract Action The Department of Defense said Tuesday General Dynamics Electric Boat will perform work on the undefinitized ...
Accenture Federal Services has landed a $336.8 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO, services and supplies. MRO Contract Details The Department of Defense said Tuesday the cost-plus-fixed-fee, level of effort contract includes cost-reimbursable contract line-item numbers for travel expenses and other...
There’s one name that every person in government and industry alike can’t stop saying this year: the Department of Government Efficiency, known as DOGE. The newly formed agency, which is meant to reduce waste and excise programs and initiatives across the federal landscape that it deems unnecessary, has big implications for the GovCon ma...
The Acquisition Directorate within Washington Headquarters Services, a Department of Defense Field Activity, has started conducting market research to identify 8(a) small businesses that have the capability to provide IT, artificial intelligence and machine learning programmatic support services for DOD. According to a sources sought notice publishe...
Gary Wang has led a storied and accomplished government contracting career. He began his IT journey at the start of the new millennium and logged nearly a decade at Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business unit. At Lockheed, he began as chief engineer, evolved into senior program manager and eventually became direc...
Drew Hoffman has been named president and chief legal officer at Second Front Systems. The Delaware-based public-benefit software company said Friday Hoffman’s appointment, which is effective immediately, aligns with the company’s commitment to developing commercial innovation and driving growth in the national security sector ...
The Department of Defense is expanding its identity, credential and access management, or ICAM, efforts to include the secretive Five Eyes intelligence partners and multiple U.S. services. What Is ICAM? ICAM is one of the most critical efforts in the digital transformation space. The goal of the DOD’s ICAM program is to provide a secure comp...
Microsoft has shuffled its executive leadership team to optimize processes and better meet customers’ needs. In a blog post posted Wednesday, Satya Nadella, chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announced the new responsibilities of Kathleen Hogan, who will transition to executive vice president for the Office of Strategy and Transformation, and...
KBR has secured an estimated $229 million recompete task order to provide life cycle research and analysis for the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter Systems. The company said Tuesday the task order falls under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s, or DODIAC, multiple-award contract, or MAC, vehicle. Task Order Details Under the DOD...
