Thales‘ digital identity and security business and Infineon Technologies‘ Americas subsidiary have secured a potential 10-year contract to help the Government Publishing Office embed electronic security features in U.S. passports. The contractors will equip blank e-passport covers with computer chip technology and software to support the...
An industry team comprising BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), Amentum and Fluor (NYSE: FLR) has secured a 10-year, $45 billion contract to manage tank waste at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Hanford Tank Waste Operations & Closure, a limited liability company formed by the three companies, will oversee the former...
NASA and Arlington, Virginia-based venture firm FedTech have partnered to launch a business incubation program that will team up license-ripe agency patents with entrepreneurs developing climate-related innovations. Startup Studio will spearhead a 16-week workshop in June for the chosen technology and enterprise participants, who are expected to pre...
In recent years, the U.S. government has seen a notable increase in contracting work – a shift that has caused the Defense Contract Audit Agency’s workload to grow rapidly. To keep up with the accelerated pace of today’s federal contracting activities, the DCAA has begun to reevaluate its methods and embrace change to transform into an...
Seven companies were given spots on a five-year, $145 million contract to support training, education strategy development and research projects of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center. The contractors will compete for task orders to assist Army CAC in the creation of training and education strategies for current and future warfighters, the Depa...
Chief information officers are the technological architects of organizations. In today’s world, because everything is digitized, this means these C-level executives are essentially responsible for shaping and designing the way a company runs day-to-day. They oversee and facilitate information technology systems in order to result in optimal busine...
The U.S. Army has awarded a potential $402 million contract to TRX Systems to produce second-generation devices that work to deliver assured positioning, navigation and timing capabilities to dismounted users. The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract awarded under the third phase of the Small Business Innovation Research program includes...
Donald Walther, a technology and aerospace industry veteran, has joined Comtech Telecommunications (Nasdaq: CMTL) as chief legal officer. He brings to Comtech nearly 30 years of legal expertise across defense and commercial sectors and will lead the development of development and implementation of corporate legal strategy, export control, trade comp...
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Mission Technologies division will provide personnel recovery and casualty evacuation support services to U.S. Africa Command under the potential seven-year $1.3 billion ASTRO task order awarded by the General Services Administration’s Federal Systems Integration and Management Center. HII said Tuesday it will support USAFRICOM...
Shifting global dynamics have underscored the importance of homeland security for the United States in recent years, and some of the country’s top security leaders are taking a closer look at how emerging technologies are shaping the competitive landscape. The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology directorate serves as the res...
