Canada has finalized a potential $14.2 billion agreement with the U.S. government to procure 88 Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 Lightning II fighter jets for its air force. The Canadian government said Monday it expects initial F-35A deliveries to kick off in 2026 and anticipates the country’s air force to reach full operational capabil...
The Defense Innovation Unit is inviting industry and academia to propose commercial open source intelligence platforms that will work to help the Department of Defense collect and analyze information on science and technology developments by foreign state competitors and adversaries. DOD is eyeing U.S.-made OSINT prototypes that can use machine lear...
Rebecca Nolan, former president of the Central Region business at engineering and professional services firm WSP USA, has been elevated to the role of chief development officer. Nolan’s new position will involve helping drive the growth and client strategies for WSP’s national business lines, the company said Friday. The CDO post most re...
NASA plans to release by the end of February a request for proposals for a potential eight-year contract vehicle that will serve as an enterprise platform to centralize information technology services, including IT systems maintenance and development of new applications, in support of the space agency’s centers and facilities. The proposed NASA Co...
Dedrone has purchased Aerial Armor, a Pheonix, Arizona-based developer of drone detection systems, in a deal that would bring together both companies’ technology platforms to help advance counter-drone security. Sterling, Virginia-headquartered Dedrone said Thursday it will retain the Aerial Armor workforce, which includes CEO Russ Haugan and ...
By Kevin Plexico Looking back, it has been an eventful year in the government contracting industry, but there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic for the year ahead — including several trends to watch for. Last year, I wrote about significant trends for 2022 that were expected to impact how government contractors operate in...
From his time as a naval aviator to his work at the Pentagon and at the Department of Homeland Security, all the way to his current position in the upper echelon of an impactful technology company, John Zangardi has accrued expertise in a wide range of topics. Zangardi is passionate about cybersecurity best practices, the...
The cloud services segment of the GovCon market is booming as government agencies prioritize modernization and migrate to the cloud. GovCon Wire spoke with PV Puvvada, CEO of NetImpact Strategies and Wash100 Award winner, to find out more about what’s driving this growth and what’s next for the cloud services market and emerging technologies....
By Mark Amtower When I speak at Association for Proposal Management Professional events, I hear of two problem areas regarding requests for proposals that have been with us for a long time. The first is we aren’t going to win because the contracting officer doesn’t know us. The second is someone got in early and...
The NATO Communications and Information Agency plans to solicit proposals for a program that seeks to buy and implement a commercial off-the-shelf software offering designed to provide command-and-control capabilities for NATO ground forces at operational and strategic levels. The agency expects the Future Land Command and Control System, also known...
