Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) expects the first two of its six WorldView Legion satellites to arrive at their launch site in December and deploy to space the following month, Maxar President and CEO Dan Jablonsky said in the company’s third quarter earnings call. “The first two are essentially hardware ready, ready to ship downrange, waiti...
Westminster, Colorado-based Maxar Technologies (NYSE: MAXR) has acquired Wovenware, an artificial intelligence and software development company, for an undisclosed sum as part of a push to expand its AI, 3D data production, software engineering and machine learning capabilities. Wovenware Co-Founders Christian Gonzalez and Carlos Melendez will conti...
NASA has launched an open and full competition for a potential nine-year, $1.93 billion follow-on contract to provide spaceflight mission support services to Johnson Space Center’s Flight Operations Directorate. A notice posted Wednesday on SAM.gov says the next iteration of NASA’s Integrated Mission Operations Contract will include prep...
HII (NYSE: HII) reported net earnings of $138 million, or $3.44 per diluted share, for the third quarter of its 2022 fiscal year and registered a 12.3 percent growth in sales year-over-year to $2.6 billion. The military shipbuilder said Thursday that its Newport News Shipbuilding business and sales generated through its acquisition of Alion Sc...
Amy Rall, formerly a senior vice president at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), has been named president of the federal group at digital transformation services provider DMI. She will manage the Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company’s portfolio of service offerings for federal civilian, defense, health and national secu...
It is fairly common knowledge that the defense industry has historically lagged behind the technological progress of the private sector. This is largely due to the intentional stance of allowing citizens to be the first adopters of new technologies while those in the defense sphere take a “wait and see” approach. This strategy ensures that...
Nathan Naylor, a public affairs executive and technology entrepreneur, has joined CGI Federal as director for the veterans affairs sector within the company’s civilian business unit, GovCon Wire has learned. He will oversee efforts to advance the use of digital platforms and other technologies to facilitate the delivery of health care services to ...
Over the last few years, modernization in the federal government has shifted from a helpful yet optional initiative to a necessary and critical component of defense, intelligence and national security missions, among others. As federal leaders adopt new technologies, methodologies and practices to stay ahead of the curve, they’re also discovering ...
Throughout its many agencies and departments, the U.S. government is currently in the midst of a push toward evolving its systems and tools. Many federal entities are overhauling legacy — or established, often physical storage-based — architectures to make way for cloud-derived systems that are seen as functionally efficient and economically pru...
Northrop Grumman Corporation is a global security leader providing innovative systems, solutions, and products to government and commercial customers. It’s a pioneer in military aircraft design and technology with products and systems ranging from advanced intelligence, space, and strike systems to cybersecurity solutions and all-seeing radars...
